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Crystallising solutions for precision pharmaceuticals

Category: Closing the loop

A microscope image showing bright crystal strands that look like ferns

The crystallisation process of sodium bromate produced this attractive fern-like pattern but the real beauty is in the research. At Strathclyde, we are trying to understand the precise process conditions to generate specific compound crystal shapes. This research could impact multiple industries, such as pharmaceuticals, enabling the production of drugs in tailor-made doses, improving their effectiveness and even making them easier to swallow.

Entrant: Raghunath Venkatramanan , Strathclyde Institute Of Pharmacy And Biomedical Sciences

Copyright: Raghunath Venkatramanan

Funding: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network / Call part identifier: H2020-MSCA-ITN-2016 / Project Number: 722456 CORE

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Entrant profile: https://pureportal.strath.ac.uk/en/persons/raghunath-venkatramanan