Pharmaceutical Engineering Emphasis

NOVEL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM
LOADING VIETNAMESE MEDICINAL MATERIALS

Fabrication and quality assessment of conventional dosage forms
Methods to improve bioactive agents: complexation, solid dispersion, nano-drug delivery system…
Usage of preparation and evaluation equipment: tablet press machine, spray – drying machine, spectrophotometer, high-performance liquid chromatography…
Evaluate the efficacy of drugs in in-vitro cell models and in-vivo mouse tissue

SMART NANOMEDICINE AND CONTROLLED RELEASE
DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS

Design of the novel nanomedicine as therapeutics and smart drug delivery systems in the treatment of acute and chronic diseases including cancer, inflammation, fibrosis, heart failure, neurodegenerative diseases…

  • Research activities focus on the development of innovative biomaterials for biomedical applications such as nanomedicine for treatment of oxidative stress-induced diseases in gastrointestinal tract, especially ulcerative colitis, as well as colitis-associated colon cancer. Injectable hydrogel in cardiovascular disease, targeting gene therapy and immunotherapy are also research interest.
  • Drug discovery and development of natural compounds from Vietnamese herb. Extraction, purification and improvement of bioavailability, bioactivity in vitro and in vivo
  • Medical Biochemistry: Metabolism of biomolecules in pathogenicity
  • Overcome antibiotic resistance by designed nano-carriers

Dr. Nguyễn Hồng Vân

Contact: nhvan@hcmiu.edu.vn

Dr. Vòng Bính Long

Contact: vblong@hcmiu.edu.vn