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Research Interests
Our research expertise is in particle engineering and nanostructured materials, with focus on design of novel particulate products and efficient processes for their manufacturing, across a wide range of applications from nucleation and crystallisation, to protein and peptide self-assembly, to organic gels and nanocomposites.
Our research in pharmaceutical manufacturing aligned with CMAC seeks to enhance access to medicines by increasing quality and reducing costs with the aim improving people’s health and wellbeing.
We develop experimental workflows for product and process development of particulate systems for pharmaceutical applications to obtain better control of critical quality attributes in medicines manufacturing.
We also develop new methods for extracting valuable real time information from process analytical tools such as imaging and scattering/backscattering to enable intelligent decision support for monitoring and control of particulate systems and processes, including fouling detection and accurate quantitative estimates of particle shape and size distributions from in situ measurements.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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DTP 2224 University of Strathclyde | Park, Alexander
Edkins, K. (Principal Investigator), Sefcik, J. (Co-investigator) & Park, A. (Research Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/24 → 1/04/28
Project: Research Studentship - Internally Allocated
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EPSRC MediForge Hub: An Integrated, Reconfigurable and Cyberphysical Manufacturing Platform for Resilient and Sustainable Medicines Manufacture (Manufacturing Research Hub)
Florence, A. (Principal Investigator), Brown, C. (Co-investigator), Cardona Amengual, J. (Co-investigator), Johnston, B. (Co-investigator), Markl, D. (Co-investigator), Nordon, A. (Co-investigator), Robertson, J. (Co-investigator) & Sefcik, J. (Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/24 → 30/09/31
Project: Research
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Quality by digital design in action: a workflow for crystallisation and isolation
Houson, I., Siddique, H., Chong, M. W. S., Robertson, M., Turner, A. J., Nordon, A., Osman, A., Galindo, A., Dunn, A. S., Johnston, B., Benyahia, B., Brown, C. J., Mustoe, C. L., Price, C. J., Reilly, C. D., Adjiman, C. S., Jackson, G., Prasad, E., Halbert, G. & Feilden, H. & 17 others, , 25 Dec 2025, In: International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 686, 15 p., 126343.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enhanced control and production rates for a green continuous flow synthesis of magnetite nanoparticles: a comparative study of ethylenediamine additives
Zimbitas, G., Norfolk, L., Sefcik, J. & Staniland, S., 7 Dec 2025, In: Nanoscale Advances. 7, 23, p. 7798-7810 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Data for "Uncovering the Vibrational Modes of Zwitterion Glycine in Aqueous Solution"
Christie, M. (Creator), Mohammadpour, M. (Creator), Faulds, K. (Supervisor), Sefcik, J. (Supervisor) & Johnston, K. (Supervisor), University of Strathclyde, 13 Feb 2025
DOI: 10.15129/6e1b685e-6044-47de-ad9d-60166a22b1f2
Dataset
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Data for: "Tuning Interfacial Concentration Enhancement through Dispersion Interactions to Facilitate Heterogeneous Nucleation"
McKechnie, D. (Creator), Mulheran, P. (Supervisor), Sefcik, J. (Supervisor) & Johnston, K. (Supervisor), University of Strathclyde, 2 Sept 2022
DOI: 10.15129/8d54c68e-69a6-4215-8a4c-d0141d3f2baf
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Activities
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Strategic Themes: EPSRC Multi-Disciplinary IM3AGES Facility Workshop
Dobson, K. (Organiser), Sandison, M. (Participant), Fazio, M. (Participant), Cunningham, M. R. (Participant), Rivers, S. (Organiser), De Jonge-Anderson, I. (Participant), Lyth, S. (Participant), Wang, H. (Participant), Mooney, J. (Participant), Eriksson, S. (Participant), Pedrotti, M. (Participant), Sefcik, J. (Participant), Gangasa Walvekar, R. (Participant), Cardona Amengual, J. (Participant), Peshkur, T. (Participant), Khamis, A. L. (Participant), Fathollahi, A. (Participant), Sillars, F. (Participant), Stevenson, S. (Participant), Griffin, C. (Participant), Oliveira, M. (Participant), Edwards, P. (Participant), May-Wilson, G. (Participant), Reid, M. (Participant), Chaparian, E. (Participant) & Trager-Cowan, C. (Participant)
26 Feb 2025Activity: Presenting or Organising an Event › Conference, workshop, seminar or course
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Evaluation of Methods for Particle Characterisation from In-Situ Sensors
Boyle, C. (Speaker), Brown, C. (Contributor), Sefcik, J. (Contributor), Cardona Amengual, J. (Contributor), Nazemifard, N. (Contributor), Svoboda, V. (Contributor), Burcham, C. L. (Contributor), Calderon de Anda, J. (Contributor) & Uyttersprot, J.-S. (Contributor)
6 Sept 2023Activity: Talk or Presentation › Oral presentation