biomaterials, cellulose acetate, electrospinning, ethyl cellulose, menopause, polysorbate, polyvinylpyrrolidone, progesterone, transdermal

Shafi, Omar, Swer, Michelle, Chan, Un Hou, Kassam, Alisha, Mirzarakhimov, Mirkomol, Huang, Jai Yi and Brako, F ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1163-1874 (2025) Surfactant‐modified progesterone‐loaded PVP/cellulose fibres for future drug delivery applications in menopause. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 310 (10). ISSN 1438-7492 (Print), 1439-2054 (Online) (doi:10.1002/mame.202500023)

fibre-based technology; drug delivery system; Artificial Intelligence (AI); biocompatibility; pharmacoinformatics; pharmaceutical

Brako, Francis and Nkwo, Makuochi S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9774-9602 (2024) Leveraging artificial intelligence for better translation of fibre-based pharmaceutical systems into real-world benefits. Pharmaceutical Development and Technology. pp. 1-12. ISSN 1083-7450 (Print), 1097-9867 (Online) (doi:10.1080/10837450.2024.2395422)

nixtamalization, underutilized legumes, microstructure, saccharification, protein powder

Agyekum, Pearl Boamah, Lutterodt, Herman Erick, Brako, Francis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1163-1874 and Ofosu, Isaac Williams (2025) Microstructural characterization of four nixtamalized and saccharified underutilized legume powders. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, 110:104496. ISSN 1466-8564 (Print), 1878-5522 (Online) (doi:10.1016/j.ifset.2026.104496)

obstetrics, gynaecology, progesterone, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), polysorbate, patches

Shafi, Omar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4479-0377, Edirisinghe, Mohan and Brako, Francis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1163-1874 (2022) Polysorbate enhanced progesterone loaded drug diffusion from macromolecular fibrous patches for applications in obstetrics and gynaecology. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology (JDDST), 79:104062. ISSN 1773-2247 (Print), 2588-8943 (Online) (doi:10.1016/j.jddst.2022.104062)

progesterone, electrospinning, surfactants, fibres

Shafi, Omar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0518-5131, Phadnis, Saurabh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0959-3514, Chan, Un Hou, Edirisinghe, Mohan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8258-7914 and Brako, Francis ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1163-1874 (2024) High dose progesterone loaded PCL‐polysorbate 80 transdermal fibers for potential application in gynecological oncology. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 309 (4):2300447. ISSN 1438-7492 (Print), 1439-2054 (Online) (doi:10.1002/mame.202300447)

transmucosal drug delivery, buccal, sublingual, ocular, nasal, vaginal, mucoadhesion, mucosa

Brako, Francis and Boateng, Joshua ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6310-729X (2025) Transmucosal drug delivery: prospects, challenges, advances, and future directions. Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, 22 (4). pp. 525-553. ISSN 1742-5247 (Print), 1744-7593 (Online) (doi:10.1080/17425247.2025.2470224)