RSC Pharmaceutics Blog

Check out our recently published articles by our RSC Pharmaceutical Advisory Board Members, Dr. Emily Day, (University of Delaware, USA), Dr. Hitesh Kulhari, (Central University of Gujarat, India), Dr. Scott Mitchell, (Aragón Nanoscience and Materials Institute (INMA), Spain) and Dr Raju Vivek, (Bharathiar University, India).

Read about Dr Emily Day’s work on the removal of micellular lipophilic dye from polymer nanoparticle solution here!

Standard purification methods are not sufficient to remove micellular lipophilic dye from polymer nanoparticle solution

Eric H. Sterin, Laura A. Weinstein, Chitran Roy Chowdhury, Emma C. Guzzettia and Emily S. Day

RSC Pharm., 2025, Advance Article

Check out Dr. Hitesh Kulhari’s article on the on polymer based drug delivery carriers here!

Effect of amorphous chrysin loading in hydrophobically modified Pluronic F68 nanomicelles on its anticancer activity, stability and oral bioavailability

Harihar Narayan, Ashok Kumar Jangid, Jiten R. Sharma, Ankita Kishore, Alok Kumar Mahor, Umesh C. S. Yadav, Hitesh Kulhari and  Prem Prakash Singh

RSC Pharm., 2024,1, 716-726

Peruse Dr Scott Mitchell’s work on Acid- and base-resistant antimicrobial hydrogels here!

Acid- and base-resistant antimicrobial hydrogels based on polyoxometalates and chitosan

Callum McWilliams, Isabel Franco-Castillo, Andrés Seral Ascaso, Sonia García-Embid, Mariella Malefioudaki, Johann G. Meier, Rafael Martín-Rapún and Scott G. Mitchell

RSC Pharm., 2024,1, 755-764

Examine Dr Raju Vivek’s paper on effective anticancer therapies based on gold nanorods here!

Immune-theranostic gold nanorod-based NIR-responsive nanomedicine for the delivery of TLR7/8 adjuvant-induced effective anticancer therapy

Karunanidhi Gowsalya, Babu Rithisa, Selvaraj Shyamsivappan and  Raju Vivek

RSC Pharm., 2024,1, 441-457

RSC Pharmaceutics is a new gold open access journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry and publishes research focused on formulating a drug into a medicine, with the intention of achieving controllable drug delivery with high efficacy. This journal is now open for submissions.

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We are delighted to introduce you to our new RSC Pharmaceutics Advisory Board member, Professor Dame Ijeoma F. Uchegbu DBE.

Professor Uchegbu is currently President at Wolfson College, University of Cambridge in the UK.

“The Royal Society of Chemistry’s RSC Pharmaceutics Journal is a high quality destination for all scholarly works on medicine’s design and development.  This journal will provide authoritative visibility to premier discoveries in the field and I look forward to reading as many articles as possible.”

Read some of Professor Uchegbu’s research:

SARS-CoV-2 inhibition using a mucoadhesive, amphiphilic chitosan that may serve as an anti-viral nasal spray
Moutaz Y. Badr, Abdulrahman A. Halwani, Uchechukwu Odunze, Malihe Eskandarpour, Virginia L. Calder, Andreas G. Schätzlein, Ijeoma F. Uchegbu
Sci. Rep., 2021, 11, 20012

The topical ocular delivery of rapamycin to posterior eye tissues and the suppression of retinal inflammatory disease
Moutaz Y Badr, Abdulrahman A Halwani, Uchechukwu Odunze, Malihe Eskandarpour, Virginia L Calder, Andreas G Schätzlein, Ijeoma F Uchegbu
Int. J. Pharm., 2022, 621, 121755

RSC Pharmaceutics is a new gold open access journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry and publishes research focused on formulating a drug into a medicine, with the intention of achieving controllable drug delivery with high efficacy. This journal is now open for submissions.

Check out our author guidelines for information on our article types or find out more about the advantages of publishing in a Royal Society of Chemistry journal.

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We are very excited to introduce you to Andy Lewis, Yahya Choonara, Dimitrios Lamprou, Raju Vivek, Lingling Shen and Hitesh Kulhar as part of the inaugural Advisory Board for RSC Pharmaceutics!

Dr Andy Lewis is Chief Scientific Officer, Quotient Sciences, UK. He has over 20 years experience working in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry focussed on advanced drug delivery technologies particularly protein and peptide drug delivery, solubility enhancement and controlled release.

“I look forward to joining the Advisory Board for the new RSC Pharmaceutics journal and supporting its development into a world leading journal for pharmaceutical scientists. As it’s a Gold Open Access journal researchers publishing in it can be confident of a wide dissemination of their work to help build their reputation.”- Dr Andy Lewis

Professor Yahya Choonara is part of Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform Research Unit, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology in the School of Therapeutic Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand located in Johannesburg, South Africa.

“I am pleased to serve on the Advisory Board of RSC Pharmaceutics which is a top-tier platform for advancing the frontier of pharmaceutical innovation and communicating the latest science in drug delivery, formulation, and discovery. The journal provides a vibrant and inclusive space for scientists from diverse backgrounds to share ideas, challenge assumptions, and shape the future of pharmaceutical science for the betterment of global health” – Professor Yahya. Choonara

Professor Dimitrios Lamprou is a Full Professor (Chair) of Biofabrication and Advanced Manufacturing and Director at MSc Industrial Pharmaceutics at Queen’s University Belfast School of Pharmacy. He is also the Chair at United Kingdom and Ireland Controlled Release Society (UKICRS), Committee Member of the British Standards Institute (BSI) AMT/8 for Additive Manufacturing, and Visiting Professor in a number of international Institutions

“I am very familiar with the Royal Society of Chemistry(RSC) journals and values, is an honour to be part of this family. With this appointment, I will be able to further support the journal, weed out low-quality contributions, guarantee the calibre of the articles that are published, and, at the same time, boost the topic. Pharmaceutics is an important field and this new journal will bring research more visual to researchers in the field by bringing fundamental and advanced research to them, supporting the development of advanced Drug Delivery Systems (DDSs)”.– Professor Dimitrios Lamprou

Dr. Raju Vivek is an Assistant Professor of Bharathiar University located in India.

“I am thrilled to be a part of the advisory board for RSC Pharmaceutics, a platform that showcases cutting-edge research in the field of pharmaceutics. As a member of the board, I am excited to contribute to the publication of innovative studies that will shape the future of pharmaceutical research. RSC Pharmaceutics is dedicated to highlighting novel discoveries and advancements in pharmaceutics, with a focus on high-potential therapeutics research. I look forward to working with the team to establish the journal as a leading voice in the field and to fostering the sharing of groundbreaking ideas and findings”– Dr. Raju Vivek

Dr Lingling Shen, is an Associate Director of Data Science and Discovery Sciences at Novartis Biomedical Research.

“RCS Pharmaceutics aims to be the ideal platform for all researchers including those from the industry, to share their work, even with confidentiality constraints. I’m excited about the journal’s supportive and efficient publishing process and hopeful it will grow to become a leading publication in the field.” – Dr Lingling Shen

Dr. Hitesh Kulhar is part of the School of Nano Sciences at the Central University of Gujarat located in Gandhinagar, India

“It is a privilege to be a part of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) which is one of the oldest research and scientific communities and the subject of Pharmaceutics is close to my heart. So, I feel honored and delighted to be part of RSC Pharmaceutics.

RSC Pharmaceutics is a unique forum to provide communication between pharmaceutical formulation researchers, scientists and industries. It will showcase the research advances made in the areas of drug delivery, drug targeting and precision medicines.” – Dr. Hitesh Kulhar

RSC Pharmaceutics is a new gold open access journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry and publishes research focused on formulating a drug into a medicine, with the intention of achieving controllable drug delivery with high efficacy. This journal is open for submissions.

Check out our author guidelines for information on our article types or find out more about the advantages of publishing in a Royal Society of Chemistry journal.

Keep up to date with our latest news by following us on LinkedIn. You can also keep informed by signing up to our E-Alerts.

We are thrilled to introduce you to Scott Mitchell, Sara Cordeiro, Twan Lammers, Eliana Lima, Avi Schroeder and Faisal Razato as part of our inaugural RSC Pharmaceutics Advisory Board!

Dr Scott Mitchell is from the Aragón Nanoscience and Materials Institute (INMA), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in Spain.

“The Royal Society of Chemistry has a track record of opening new avenues to disseminate transdisciplinary research. Health research containing elements of synthetic and analytical chemistry, materials design, nanoformulation, and interaction of drug delivery systems with biological models requires a dedicated space in the academic publishing ecosystem. I hope to provide insights that can help the RSC Pharmaceutics editors enhance this offering and attract high-quality submissions in this particular area.” – Dr Scott Mitchell

Dr Ana Sara Cordeiro is from the Leicester School of Pharmacy at De Montfort University in Leicester, UK.

“I am excited to join the Advisory Board for RSC Pharmaceutics, which is bound to become of the reference journals in our field. Interdisciplinarity is key to achieve real impact in improving healthcare and patients’ lives, and the intersection between drug chemistry and formulation design continues to be essential in the overall pharmaceutical development process. RSC Pharmaceutics is the perfect home for the top studies advancing knowledge in this field, and I am delighted to contribute to this journal at this point in its journey.”- Dr Ana Sara Cordeiro

Professor Twan Lammers is from the Department of Nanomedicine and Theranostics, Institute for Experimental Molecular Imaging,in the Center for Biohybrid Medical Systems at RWTH Aachen University Clinic, located in Aachen, Germany

Professor Eliana Lima is from the Universidade Federal de Goias  in Brazil

“I am excited to be part of RSC Pharmaceutics, as it represents a unique opportunity to connect with a global community dedicated to advancing pharmaceutical science. The journal is committed to publishing high-quality research that addresses current challenges and innovations in the field, offering a platform for impactful discoveries, fostering collaboration, and ensuring rigorous peer review to maintain scientific excellence.” – Professor Eliana Lima

Professor Avi Schroeder is from Technion at the Israel Institute of Technology.

Dr. Faisal Raza is from the School of Pharmacy at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University located in Shanghai, China.

“I am thrilled to join the Advisory Board of RSC Pharmaceutics because it aligns perfectly with my passion for advancing the field of pharmaceutics. Publishing in this journal offers the unique benefit of high visibility and accessibility, given its gold open access model. Researchers should consider submitting their work to RSC Pharmaceutics for its commitment to scientific excellence and its supportive editorial team.”– Dr Faisal Raza

RSC Pharmaceutics is a new gold open access journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry and publishes research focused on formulating a drug into a medicine, with the intention of achieving controllable drug delivery with high efficacy. This journal is open for submissions.

Check out our author guidelines for information on our article types or find out more about the advantages of publishing in a Royal Society of Chemistry journal.

Keep up to date with our latest news by following us on LinkedIn. You can also keep informed by signing up to our E-Alerts.

We are delighted to introduce you to Naved Malek, Audra Stinchcomb, Priyabrata Mukherjee, Wilson Poon, Emily Day and Anthony Hickey as part of our inaugural RSC Pharmaceutics Advisory Board!

Dr Naved Malek is an Associate Professor at the Ionic Liquids Research Laboratory in the Department of Chemistry at Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology located in Surat, India.

“RSC journals come with scientific excellence, quality and are highly regarded across various scientific communities. RSC Pharmaceutics with its targeted audience can enhance the visibility and credibility of the work that meets high standards of scientific rigor and innovation in the field of drug delivery, formulation, and physicochemical and biological properties of drugs and their carriers.” – Professor Naved Malek

Professor Audra L. Stinchcomb is currently a Professor in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, USA.

“The Royal Society of Chemistry has a long history of high impact chemistry journals, so of course Pharmaceutics is an important addition to the collection.  I am pleased to be part of a journal focused on transparent peer review and the scientists who make a difference in bringing the world quality pharmaceuticals.” – Professor Audra L. Stinchcomb

Professor Priyabrata Mukherjee is a PHF-Presidential Professor and a Professor of Pathology at University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He is also a Peggy and Charles Stephenson Endowed Chair of Laboratory Cancer Research, Senior Director for Research Partnership and Collaboration at the Stephenson Cancer Center and Co-Director of the Nanomedicine Program.

Dr Wilson Poon is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Metallurgical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso

“I wanted to be involved with RSC Pharmaceutics because together, I think we can push the next generation of drug formulation and delivery science forward.”– Dr Wilson Poon

Dr Emily Day is currently an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Delaware, in the USA.

“I am excited to support RSC Pharmaceutics as this journal will provide a venue for researchers to share their most exciting work at the leading edge of drug development and delivery.”- Dr Emily Day

Professor Anthony Hickey is Professor Emeritus in the Eshelman School of Pharmacy and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering of the School of Medicine of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

“RSC Pharmaceutics is a new forum addressing the demand for exchange of data, knowledge and ideas emerging from scientific and technological advances in novel therapeutic modalities, due to contemporary insights into the origins and mechanism of disease. Publications in the journal support the framework of understanding required to address the needs of disease therapy in the 21^st Century.”- Professor Anthony Hickey

RSC Pharmaceutics is a new gold open access journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry and publishes research focused on formulating a drug into a medicine, with the intention of achieving controllable drug delivery with high efficacy. This journal is open for submissions.

Check out our author guidelines for information on our article types or find out more about the advantages of publishing in a Royal Society of Chemistry journal.

Keep up to date with our latest news by following us on LinkedIn. You can also keep informed by signing up to our E-Alerts.

We are delighted to introduce our inaugural Advisory Board for RSC Pharmaceutics! Our Advisory Board is comprised of internationally renowned researchers working within the field of pharmaceutics.

Please join us in welcoming our new Advisory Board members:

• Andrew Lewis, Quotient Sciences, UK
• Audra Stinchcomb, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, USA
• Avi Schroeder, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Isreal
• Dimitrios Lamprou, Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Eliana Lima, Universidade Federal de Goias, Brazil
• Faisal Raza, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
• Lingling Shen, Novartis, USA
• Priyabrata Mukherjee, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Centre, USA
• Raju Vivek, Bharathiar University, India
• Scott Mitchell, Aragón Nanoscience and Materials Institute (INMA), Spain
• Anthony Hickey, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
• Twan Lammers, RWTH Aachen University Clinic, Germany
• Naved Malek, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, India
• Wilson Poon, University of Texas at El Paso, USA
• Emily Day, University of Delaware, USA
• Hitesh Kulhari, Central University of Gujarat, India
• Yahya Choonara, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
• Sara Cordeiro, Leicester School of Pharmacy, De Montfort University, UK

We are excited to welcome our new Advisory Board members to our journal community and look forward to working with them as we shape and grow the journal.

RSC Pharmaceutics is a new gold open access journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry and publishes research focused on formulating a drug into a medicine, with the intention of achieving controllable drug delivery with high efficacy. This journal is open for submissions.

Check out our author guidelines for information on our article types or find out more about the advantages of publishing in a Royal Society of Chemistry journal.

Keep up to date with our latest news by following us on LinkedIn. You can also keep informed by signing up to our E-Alerts.

We are delighted to introduce you to our new RSC Pharmaceutics Editorial Board member, Professor Arvind Kumar Bansal.

Professor Bansal is currently a Dean and Professor at the Department of Pharmaceutics at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) – SAS Nagar, Punjab, India.

“I am honoured and excited for my new role as Editorial Board Member of RSC Pharmaceutics. The journal shall capture cutting-edge advancements in the diverse domains of drug delivery and pave the way for better medicines. I look forward to working with the highly accomplished editorial team.”

Read more about Professor Bansal here.

Read some of Professor Bansal’s research:

Study on Sulfamethoxazole–Piperazine Salt: A Mechanistic Insight into Simultaneous Improvement of Physicochemical Properties
Parag Roy, Soumalya Chakraborty, Noopur Pandey, Nimmy Kumari, Sourav Chougule, Amrita Chatterjee, Kaberi Chatterjee, Pallab Mandal, Bapi Gorain, Ananta V. Dhotre, Arvind Kumar Bansal, Animesh Ghosh
Molecular Pharmaceutics, 2023, 20, 5226-5239

Pharmaceutical nanocrystals: A promising approach for improved topical drug delivery
Prashantkumar K. Parmar, Jhanvi Wadhawan, Arvind K. Bansal
Drug Discovery Today, 2021, 10, 2329-2349

RSC Pharmaceutics is a new gold open access journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry and publishes research focused on formulating a drug into a medicine, with the intention of achieving controllable drug delivery with high efficacy. This journal is now open for submissions.

Check out our author guidelines for information on our article types or find out more about the advantages of publishing in a Royal Society of Chemistry journal.

Keep up to date with our latest news by following us on LinkedIn. You can also keep informed by signing up to our E-Alerts.