Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences

Profile

Qualifications    
BSc, MSc, PhD, CChem, FRSC

Internal memberships / posts
Board of Institute of Biomedical and Biomolecular Sciences
Member, School Research Committee

External memberships
Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry
RSC Honorary Representative (Mid-Southern Counties)
Member, Analytical Division of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Member, Faraday Division of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Member, Macro Group UK 

Key teaching responsibilities  
Level 2:  Chemistry for Pharmacy, Applied Spectroscopy and Analytical Techniques

Key research interestsBiomaterials with inherent resistance to bacterial colonisation, Bioadhesion/mucoadhesion, Surface Science Research, Colonic drug delivery, Ocular drug delivery, Boron neutron-capture therapy
PhD student supervision.

Key / recent publications

Functionalised chitosan / NIPAM (HEMA) hybrid polymer networks as inserts for ocular drug delivery: synthesis, in vitro assessment and in vivo evaluation
L. Verestiuc, O. Nastasescu, E. Barbu, I. Sarvaiya, K.L. Green, J. Tsibouklis, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 77A(4) (2006) 726-735.

Vinylpyrrolidone-co-(meth)acrylic acid inserts for ocular drug delivery: Synthesis and evaluation
E. Barbu , I. Sarvaiya, K.L. Green, T.G. Nevell, J. Tsibouklis, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research,74A(4) (2005) 598-606.

Dual-stimuli-responsive Hydrogels Based on Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)/chitosan Semi-interpenetrating Networks
L. Verestiuc, C. Ivanov, E. Barbu, J.Tsibouklis, International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 269(1) (2004) 185-194.

Ultra-low surface energy polymers: the molecular design requirements
J. Tsibouklis, T.G. Nevell,  Advanced Materials, 15, (2003) 647-650.Polymeric microspheres for drug delivery to the oral cavity: an In-Vitro evaluation of mucoadhesive potential S. Kockisch, G.D. Rees, S.A. Young, J. Tsibouklis, J.D. Smart, J. Pharm. Sci., 92 (2003) 1614-1623.

Mucin / poly(carboxylic acid) interactions: a spectroscopic investigation of mucoadhesionT.G. Nevell, P. Eaton, M.M. Patel, J.D. Smart, R.J. Ewen, J. Tsibouklis, Biomacromolecules, 4 (2003) 1184-1190.

Solubility of Poly(perfluoromonoitaconates) and Poly(perfluorodiitaconates) in Supercritical CO₂
D. Li, Z. Shen, M.A. McHugh, E. Barbu, J. Tsibouklis, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 42(25) (2003) 6499 - 6504.

Impact of fluorination and side-chain length on poly(methylpropenoxyalkyl siloxane) and poly(alkyl methacrylate) solubility in supercritical carbon dioxide
M.A. McHugh, A. Garach-Domech, I.-H. Park, P. Graham, E. Barbu and J. Tsibouklis, Macromolecules, 35(17) (2002) 6479-6482.

Fluoropolymer coatings with inherent resistance to biofouling
J. Tsibouklis, M. Stone, A.A. Thorpe, P. Graham, E. Barbu, P.J. Eaton, J.R. Smith, T.G. Nevell and R.J. Ewen, Surf. Coatings Int. B. Coatings Trans., 85(B4) (2002) 301-308.

Poly(di-1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluoroalkyitaconates) films: surface organisation phenomena, surface energy determinations and force of adhesion measurements E. Barbu, R.A. Pullin, P. Graham, P. Eaton, R.J. Ewen, J.D. Smart, T.G. Nevell and J. Tsibouklis, Polymer, 43(6) (2002) 1727-1734.

Adhesion force mapping of polymer surfaces: factors influencing force of adhesion
P.J. Eaton, J.R. Smith, P. Graham, J.D. Smart, T.G. Nevell, J. Tsibouklis, Langmuir, 18 (2002) 3387-3389.