Roland Bodmeier
Pharmaceutical Technology
Free University of Berlin
Germany
Biography
Roland Bodmeier is Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology at the College of Pharmacy at the Freie Universität Berlin in Germany. He studied Pharmacy at the Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München, Germany, (1977-1982) received a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics at the University of Texas at Austin (1986) and a Dr. rer. nat. habil from the University of Regensburg (1993). He served as an Assistant/ tenured Associate Professor at the College of Pharmacy at the University of Texas at Austin (1986-1994) before he moved to his current position. He was a visiting professor at the Upjohn Company (1991) and at the University Henri Poincare in Nancy, France (1994, 1996). His research focuses on innovative drug delivery systems with controlled drug release (peroral systems, biodegradable implants/microparticles, microencapsulation, multiparticulate dosage forms) and has resulted in more than 170 publications, book chapters and patents/-applications.
Research Interest
Research Interests Oral drug delivery systems (DDS) multiparticuate DDS pelletization ({extrusion/spheronization}, rotorgranulation) minitablets coating compression of pellets into tablets pulsatile DDS (tablets, capsules, pellets) gastroretentive DDS matrix tablets (water-soluble and - insoluble carriers) fast dissolving dosage forms (tablets, sponges, films, capsules) delivery of poorly soluble drugs formulation of moisture-sensitive drugs
Publications
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R. Bodmeier, J.W. McGinity: Polylactic Acid Microspheres Containing Quinidine Base and Quinidine Sulphate Prepared by the Solvent Evaporation Technique: II. Some Process Parameters Influencing the Preparation and Properties of Microspheres. Journal of Microencapsulation, 4(4), 289-297 (1987).
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R. Bodmeier, J.W. McGinity: Polylactic Acid Microspheres Containing Quinidine Base and Quinidine Sulphate Prepared by the Solvent Evaporation Technique: I. Methods and Morphology. Journal of Microencapsulation, 4(4), 279-288 (1987).
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J.W. McGinity, Chi-Tze Ku, R. Bodmeier, M. Harris: Dissolution and Uniformity Properties of Ordered Mixes of Micronized Griseofulvin and a Directly Compressible Excipient. Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy, 11(4), 891-900 (1985).