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Dr Min Zhao

School of Pharmacy
Min Zhao

Dr Min Zhao

School of Pharmacy

Dr Min Zhao’s research is focused on the advanced manufacturing and characterization of oral solid drug delivery systems, aiming to address formulation and quality control challenges associated with poorly water soluble drugs, amorphous pharmaceuticals and personalized medicines. Novel formulation technologies utilised in Dr Zhao’s group range from hot melt extrusion, nano-spray drying, electro-spinning nanofabrication, 3D printing and microwaving in-situ amorphization with relevant solid state characterization including thermal analysis, structural and imaging techniques and quality control.

Contact info

  • askmhls@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 2798

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the fields of

  • Advanced polymeric dosage forms for oral administration
  • Amorphous solid dispersions and in-situ Amorphization
  • Personalised medicines
  • Taste masking for paediatric medicines
  • Fixed dose combination for geriatric medicines and cancer therapy

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Current Research Opportunities

  • Advanced manufacturing of paediatric formulations with poorly water soluble drugs

Public outreach & key achievements

  • Visiting Scientist, the University of Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Visiting Professor, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, China
  • Editorial board member of Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Committee member of Bejing Pharmaceutical Innovation and Technology Centre, China
  • ‘The Best Presentation’ Award received at Amorphous III conference held by Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences (APS)

Research students

Name: Meng Zhang
PhD title: Scaling ‘down’ microwave-assisted in-situ amorphization for personalisation of paediatric formulations
Years of Study: 2021-2024
Country: China


Alumni: Where are they now

Name: Wei Qiang 
PhD Title: Further exploring the pharmaceutical applications of novel microwave-induced in situ amorphization
Country: China 
Year of Study: 2018-2021

Name: Simisola Adebunmola Oladeji
PhD Title: Fused deposition modelling three-dimensional printing of solid dosage forms 
Country: Nigeria 
Year of Study: 2017-2020


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