Personal profile
Research Interests
I joined Aston University as a Lecturer in Pharmaceutics in 2016. My research interests are centred on the development of innovative particle design and fabrication strategies that can contribute to the future precision manufacturing of pharmaceutical products.
I have expertise in pharmaceutical particle engineering gained throughout several industrially focused projects. Our group has expertise in pharmaceutical spray drying for solubility enhancement, control of particle structure, meso and macro-porous carriers for drug delivery as well as other novel particle manufacturing and characterization techniques. We also support the industry on a regular basis through the development of new technical solutions.
Teaching Activity
PH3603 - Formulation III (Module Leader)
Lead for Parenterals Theme
PH2503 - Medicines Optimisation through Formulation
Awards
- International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council (IPEC) research excellence award, Texas, 2013
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) – Process Technology Group Award, Sheffield, 2011
Employment
- July 2016 – Present: Lecturer in Pharmaceutics, Aston Pharmacy School, Aston University.
- July 2015 – June 2016: Lecturer in Pharmaceutics, Leicester School of Pharmacy, De Montfort University.
- Nov 2014 – June 2015: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute of Particle Science and Engineering, University of Leeds.
- Feb 2014 – Nov 2014: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Aston Pharmacy School, Aston University.
PhD Supervision
We welcome enquiries regarding advertised or suggested/non-advertised PhD positions within our group.
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Contact Details
Telephone: +44 (0) 121 204 4735
Email: [email protected]
Room: MB434g
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, PhD in Pharmaceutics (Supervisor: Prof. Afzal Mohammed), Aston University, 2011-2014
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Functionalised mesoporous silica with stearic acid: A novel approach to improve octreotide delivery
Al Tahan, M. A., Russell, C. & Al-Khattawi, A., 25 Apr 2026, In: International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 695, 13 p., 126773.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Stearic acid-capped mesoporous silica microparticles as novel needle-like-structured drug delivery carriers
Al Tahan, M. A., Al-Khattawi, A. & Russell, C., Feb 2025, In: European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 207, 12 p., 114619.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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New insights on the burst release kinetics of spray-dried PLGA microspheres
Michaelides, K., Al Tahan, M. A., Zhou, Y., Trindade, G. F., Cant, D. J. H., Pei, Y., Dulal, P. & Al-Khattawi, A., 2 Dec 2024, In: Molecular Pharmaceutics. 21, 12, p. 6245-6256 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Delivery of Poorly Soluble Drugs via Mesoporous Silica: Impact of Drug Overloading on Release and Thermal Profiles
Le, T.-T., Elzhry Elyafi, A. K., Mohammed, A. R. & Al-khattawi, A., 10 Jun 2019, In: Pharmaceutics. 11, 6, 269.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quality by Design (QbD) based process optimisation to develop functionalised particles with modified release properties using novel dry particle coating technique
Dahmash, E. Z., Al-Khattawi, A., Iyire, A., Al-Yami, H., Dennison, T. J. & Mohammed, A. R., 1 Nov 2018, In: PLoS ONE. 13, 11, e0206651.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
- 3 Oral presentation
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Spray Drying as a Downstream Processing Tool for the Development of Pharmaceuticals
Al-Khattawi, A. (Speaker)
18 Sept 2016Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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QbD Approaches for Process Control and Particle Design in Pharmaceutical Spray Drying.
Al-Khattawi, A. (Speaker)
Mar 2016 → …Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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The Power of AFM Characterization in the Development of Novel Solid Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms.
Al-Khattawi, A. (Speaker)
2013 → …Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation