Images of Research: Progress through partnership
Shaping the future of medicines
Category: Picture of health
![Close up of a hand holding a tablet with a textured surface in front of a painting on a wall depicting a mother breast feeding her child Close up of a hand holding a tablet with a textured surface in front of a painting on a wall depicting a mother breast feeding her child](/media/1newwebsite/1imagesofresearch/entrypageimages/2020/Erin_Walsh-small.png)
Working closely with pharmaceutical companies, we are using novel technologies to customize the structure and shape of tablets to tackle a range of issues. Making the surface area larger ensures the tablet can dissolve faster and therefore get to work quicker. We can also modify tablet shape to address physical and mental barriers, such as making them easier to handle for those with impaired movement, or making children’s medication more appealing.
Entrant: Erin Walsh , Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
Copyright: Erin Walsh
Funding: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), grant no: EP/P006965/1 and the Royal Society, grant no R180668
Collaborators: Daniel Markl, Natalie Maclean