Publications

MSc Thesis:

• Development and Evaluation of Orodispersible Tablets of Meclizine Hydrochloride

PhD Thesis:

• Developing mucoadhesive and mucus-penetrating nanoparticles for drug delivery: Silica and chitosan models

Journal Papers 

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Comparative Development and Characterization of Itraconazole-Loaded Solid Lipid Nanoparticles Incorporating Myristic Acid and Pluronic F127 for Oral Delivery. DW Kareem, TMM Ways. 2026 EURASIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY 31 (1), 100–120.

Formulation and Characterization of Novel Itraconazole-Loaded PLGA Nanoparticles for Potential Topical Delivery. AO Hamakarim, TMM Ways. 2026 Al-Rafidain Journal of Medical Sciences 9 (2), 256–265.

Profiling key excipients in commercial oral antibiotic suspensions: a descriptive study of formulation trends and selected safety concerns. TMM Ways. 2025 Pharmacia 72, 1–10.

Toxicity Assessment of Oral Liquid Formulations of Novel Ciprofloxacin-Dicarboxylic Acid Salts in Female Albino Rats: Haematological, Biochemical, and Histopathological Parameters. SA Aziz, TM M. Ways, T Hibbard, et al. 2025 Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation 20 (5), 179.

Improving oral delivery of ciprofloxacin through in situ spray drying and acid counterions. T Hibbard, TMM Ways, SA Aziz, et al. 2025 Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 100, 106061.

Preparation of mucoadhesive methacrylated chitosan nanoparticles for ciprofloxacin delivery. RR Jalal, TMM Ways, MHA Elella, et al. 2024 International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 242, 124980.

An Evidence-Based Update on Local Antimicrobials in Periodontal Therapy. NY Hussein, SA Aziz, TMM Ways, et al. 2023 Kurdistan Journal of Applied Research 8 (1), 57–72.

Supramolecular gels from PEGylated chitosan and α-cyclodextrin host–guest interactions. KKA Vandera, C Pague, J Omar, TMM Ways, et al. 2023 Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 308 (6), 2200646.

Mucus-penetrating nanoparticles based on chitosan grafted with non-ionic polymers: synthesis and diffusion studies. TMM Ways, SK Filippov, S Maji, et al. 2023 Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 626, 251–264.

Silica nanoparticles in transmucosal drug delivery. TM M. Ways, KW Ng, WM Lau, VV Khutoryanskiy. 2022 Pharmaceutics 12 (8), 751.

Poly(2-oxazolines) in mucus-penetrating and mucoadhesive drug delivery systems. V Khutoryanskiy, et al. 2020 ACS Abstracts 257.

Developing mucoadhesive and mucus-penetrating nanoparticles: silica and chitosan models. M Ways, T Mohammed. 2019 University of Reading.

Synthesis of thiolated, PEGylated and POZylated silica nanoparticles for intestinal mucosa retention. TMM Ways, WM Lau, KW Ng, et al. 2019 European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 122, 230–238.

Chitosan and its derivatives for mucoadhesive drug delivery systems. TM M. Ways, WM Lau, VV Khutoryanskiy. 2018 Polymers 10 (3), 267.