Rb Walker
HeadÂ
Pharmacy
Rhodes University
South Africa
Biography
Professor Walker runs an active research group that focusses on formulation and process development and design. Projects are undertaken within the current regulatory context and include development and validation of analytical tools for quality control and assurance. All projects make use of the principles of Quality by Design and entail risk assessment, design of experiments and application of Response Surface Methodology and mathematical modelling. Specifically his current research focuses on the development, manufacture and assessment of solid oral extended release dosage forms, combination formulations, paediatric formulations, topical and transdermal drug delivery, regulatory sciences and policy development
Research Interest
"Novel, controlled and sustained release drug delivery Biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics Dissolution Biological medicines Quality assurance and control"
Publications
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AFB Fauzee, SMM Khamanga, RB Walker (2014) The impact of manufacturing variables on in vitro release of clobetasol 17-propionate from pilot scale cream formulations. Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy 40: 1683-1692.
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A Mohammadi, M Kazemipour, H Ranjbar, RB Walker, M Ansari (2015) Amoxicillin removal from aqueous media using multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Fullerenes, Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures 23: 165-169.
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C Mwila, SMM. Khamanga, RB Walker (2016) Development and assessment of a USP Apparatus 3 dissolution test method for sustained release nevirapine matrix tablets. Dissolution Technologies 23: 22-30.
