Research Output per year
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Biography
Prof Smith is a Professor of Biopolymer Science. He graduated from Salford University (Biochemical Science) in 1997 before gaining his PhD from Cranfield University developing polysaccharide substitutes for gelatin in the production of pharmaceutical capsules under the supervision of Prof. Ed Morris. Following his PhD he worked for 2 years as a formulation scientist within the pharmaceutical industry before taking up a position as a polysaccharide chemist at Industrial Research Limited, Wellington, New Zealand. On his return to the UK he has worked as a research fellow at the University of Birmingham (School of Dentistry) and Aston University (School of Pharmacy) developing 3D cell scaffolds and polysaccharide based drug delivery systems. In 2008 he joined the tissue regeneration and interface laboratory within Chemical Engineering at the University of Birmingham where he continued to develop his research on biopolymers for tissue engineering and drug delivery applications before being appointed as a Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutics at the University of Huddersfield in March 2011, promoted to Reader in 2016 and to Professor in 2018.
Research Expertise and Interests
- 3D Suspended Manufacturing of Complex Tissues
- Physiologically Responsive Biopolymers
- Fluid Gels as Modified Release Drug Delivery Systems
- Polysaccharide Extraction Characterisation and Application
Research Degree Supervision
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External positions
Visiting Lecturer , University of Birmingham
20 Jan 2011 → …Research Expertise and Interests
- Biopolymers
- Rheology
- Biomaterials
- Polysaccharides
- Drug delivery
- Hydrogels
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Research Output
Mechanical and release behaviour of theophylline from matrix tablets containing psyllium powder in combination with grewia polysaccharides
Nep, E. I., Kaur, N., Shaboun, S., Adebisi, A. O., Smith, A. M., Conway, B. R. & Asare-Addo, K., 1 Apr 2020, In : Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. 188, 7 p., 110809.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Rheo-dissolution: A new platform for the simultaneous measurement of rheology and drug release
Senjoti, F., Ghori, M. U., Diryak, R., Conway, B., Morris, G. & Smith, A., 1 Feb 2020, In : Carbohydrate Polymers. 229, 8 p., 115541.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
The use of visible and UV dissolution imaging for the assessment of propranolol hydrochloride in liquisolid compacts of Sesamum radiatum gum
Ward, A., Walton, K., Stoycheva, S., Wallis, M., Adebisi, A., Nep, E., Ngwuluka, N., Shaboun, S., Smith, A., Conway, B. & Asare-Addo, K., 1 Apr 2020, In : Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 56, A, 8 p., 101511.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Achieving gastroresistance without coating: Formulation of capsule shells from enteric polymers
Barbosa, J. A. C., Al-Kauraishi, M. M., Smith, A. M., Conway, B. R. & Merchant, H. A., 1 Nov 2019, In : European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 144, p. 174-179 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Fabrication of Complex Hydrogel Structures Using Suspended Layer Additive Manufacturing (SLAM)
Senior, J., Cooke, M. E., Grover, L. M. & Smith, A., 5 Dec 2019, In : Advanced Functional Materials. 29, 49, p. 1-10 10 p., 1904845.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Activities
Hydrocolloid science for nutrition and health – How to get the message out?
Alan Smith (Participant)6 Mar 2020
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
15th International Hydrocolloids Conference
Alan Smith (Chair)5 Mar 2020
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
3D printing complex biopolymer gel structures using suspended layer additive manufacturing (SLAM)
Jessica Senior (Speaker), Megan E. Cooke (Speaker), Liam M. Grover (Speaker), Alan Smith (Speaker)4 Mar 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
3D-Bioprinting of Multiphase Hydrogel Structures using Suspended Layer Additive Manufacturing (SLAM)
Alan Smith (Keynote speaker)22 Nov 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Structuring Biopolymer Hydrogels for Medicinal Applications
Alan Smith (Invited speaker)30 Oct 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk