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Prof. Peter McLoughlin is currently Head of the School (Dean) of Science and Computing at Waterford Institute of Technology, Principal Investigator in the Pharmaceutical and Molecular Biotechnology Research Centre (PMBRC) and research PI in the Eco-Innovation Research Centre (EIRC).
Prof. McLoughlin's main pharmaceutical research interests include the development of minimally invassive drug delivery technologies including microneedles and contact lenses. Peter's research in natural products includes the extraction and formulation of novel bioacive compounds from seaweed.
All of Prof McLoughlin's work involves collaboration with international and national partners as well as a number of multinational and indigenous pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
To-date Peter has supervised 25 Ph.D. students and one Masters student to completion and coordinated research applications resulting in over €28 million in funding to WIT. Prof McLoughlin is an expert reviewer for a number of peer-reviewed journals and has been an external examiner for a number of PhD students.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SAWD: Seaweed Antimicrobial Wound Dressing
Mc Loughlin, P., Tan Shiau Pin, G., Mulhare, P., Rafter, M., Mc Neela, E., Gardiner, G. E., Tasdemir, D. & Hughes, H.
01/01/2015 → 30/04/2016
Project: National
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An evaluation of hyaluronic acid and poly(L-lysine) polyelectrolyte complexes for intraocular nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) delivery.
Casey-Power, S., Ryan, R., Behl, G., Mc Loughlin, P., Fitzhenry, L., Byrne, M. E. & Vardar, C., 25 Apr 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Evaluating the phytotoxicities of two Irish red seaweeds against common weed species
Chukwuma, O. C., Tan, S. P., Hughes, H., McLoughlin, P., O’Toole, N. & McCarthy, N., 26 May 2023, In: Journal of Applied Phycology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Controlled release of naringenin from soft hydrogel contact lens: An investigation into lens critical properties and in vitro release
(Chau Thuy) Nguyen, D., Dowling, J., Ryan, R., McLoughlin, P. & Fitzhenry, L., 01 Jun 2022, In: International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 621, p. 121793 121793.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Hyaluronic Acid: Its Versatile Use in Ocular Drug Delivery with a Specific Focus on Hyaluronic Acid-Based Polyelectrolyte Complexes
Casey-Power, S., Ryan, R., Behl, G., McLoughlin, P., Byrne, M. E. & Fitzhenry, L., 15 Jul 2022, In: Pharmaceutics. 14, 7, 41 p., 1479.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus) -
Spray dried co-amorphous dipyridamole formulations using amino acids and peptides as co-formers
Kamruzzaman, M., Cathcart, H., Mc Loughlin, P. & O'Reilly, N., 07 Jun 2022.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation