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Anthony Lowman

Professor



Office Lebow, 239
Phone 215-895-2228
Fax 215-895-5837
Email alowman@coe.drexel.edu
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Degrees

PhD, Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 1997
BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, 1993


Research Interests

  • Controlled Drug Delivery (Oral drug delivery systems; Nanoparticulate drug delivery systems; Polymeric prodrugs; Protein and peptide-drug delivery)
  • Tissue Engineering (Cell-biomaterial interactions; Gel-based scaffolds; Cell encapsulation)
  • Biomaterials (Smart drug delivery systems; Hydrogels for intervertebral disc reconstruction; Artificial cartilage constructs)
  • Polymer Science and Engineering (Synthesis and characterization of novel hydrogels; Diffusion of polymers; Spectroscopy of polymers)

Recent Publications

Hans, M.L.; Maxwell, C.; Lowman, A.; et al. Evaluation of in vitro release and in vivo efficacy of mPEG-PLA-haloperidol conjugate micelle-like structures. J Biomed Mater Res B 2007, 83B(2), 422-430.

Maher, S.A.; Doty, S.B.; Lowman, A.; et al. Nondegradable hydrogels for the treatment of focal cartilage defects. J Biomed Mater Res A 2007, 83A(1), 145-155.

Nakamura, K.; Morishita, M.; Lowman, A.; et al. Key functions in polymer carriers for intestinal absorption of insulin. Int J Pharm 2008, 354(1-2), 135-142.

Spiller, K.L.; Laurencin, S.J.; Lowman, A.; et al. Superporous hydrogels for cartilage repair: Evaluation of the morphological and mechanical properties. Acta Biomater 2008, 4(1), 17-25.

Vernengo, J.; Fussell, G.W.; Lowman, A.; et al. Evaluation of novel injectable hydrogels for nucleus pulposus replacement. J Biomed Mater Res B 2008, 84B(1), 64-69.

Lowman, A. M.; Ho, E.; Marcolongo, M. In situ apatite forming injectable hydrogel. J Biomed Mater Res 2007, 83A, 249-256.

Metzger, K. L.; Shoemaker, J. M.; Kahn, J. B.; Maxwell, C. R.; Liang, Y.; Lowman, A. M.; et al. Pharmacokinetic and behavioral characterization of a long-term antipsychotic delivery system in rodents and rabbits. Psychopharmacology 2007, 190(2), 201-211.

Munsick, C.; Murray, R.; Dziubla, T.; Lowman, A. M.; Joseph J. I.; Torjman, M. C. Quantification of humalog insulin by reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography. J Diabetes Sci Tec 2007, 1, 603-607.

Perakslis, E.; Tuesca, A.; Lowman, A. M. Complexation hydrogels for oral protein delivery: An in vitro assessment of the insulin transport-enhancing effects following dissolution in simulated digestive fluids. J Biomat Sci-Polym E 2007, 18(12), 1475-1490.

Tuesca, A.; Nakamura, K.; Morishita, M.; Joseph, J.; Peppas, N.; Lowman, A. M. Complexation Hydrogels for Oral Insulin Delivery: Effects of Polymer Dosing on In Vivo Efficacy. J Pharm Sci [Online] 2007.



 
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