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Pharmacist applying moisturiser lotion on her hand for efficacy testing of natural organic skincare products

Formulation Engineering

Pharmacist applying moisturiser lotion on her hand for efficacy testing of natural organic skincare products

This research theme is hosted at the Centre for Formulation Engineering. We are developing solutions to problems faced by the food, pharmaceutical, biotechnological, fast-moving consumer goods and speciality products sectors.

Research areas

  • Bioprocessing and Bioengineering

    We research biomanufacturing with continuous bioprocessing, process chromatography, magnetic separation technology, sustainable food systems and computational modelling and simulation.

  • Digital Manufacturing

    We research Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH), Dissipative Particle Dynamics, RANS modelling, Artificial intelligence, digital manufacture processes and chains for formulated structured products.

  • Microstructure Engineering

    We research Soft matter, the design/Manufacture of emulsions, the Formulation of fluid gels and Lithography materials

  • Multiphase Processing

    Our research spans 25 years of experience in the processing of formulated multiphase liquid products with complex rheology via flow visualisation experiments and Computational Fluid Dynamics.

  • Recycling of Complex Materials

    We research recycling technologies for net zero materials, chemical reaction engineering, recovery development of technologies of waste, targeting critical materials and technology critical metals

  • Surfaces and Interfaces

    We research the mechanical characterisation of micro-/nanoparticles, particle-substrate interactions, development of micromanipulation-based instruments, contact mechanics between skin and surfaces.

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