Research Interests

Dr. Larrañeta is interested in the development of medical devices for sustained drug delivery. These type of systems can be applied to treat a wide variety of diseases ranging from chronic conditions, such as schizophrenia or Parkinson’s disease to cardiovascular disease. If you are interested in the development of such systems please contact Dr. Larrañeta to discuss ideas and/or possible collaborations.

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Public outreach & key achievements

• Microneedles in Nanomedicine Delivery
• Microarray patches: potentially useful delivery systems for long-acting nanosuspensions
• University of Nevarra: External member of the Nanomedicines and Vaccines research group

Research students

Name: Linlin Li
PhD title: Development of Micro-Implantable Devices for Sustained Delivery of risperidone
Years of Study: 2020-2023
Country: China

Name: Anna Korelidou
PhD title: 3D printing and bioprinting strategies to treat coronary heart disease
Years of Study: 2021-2024
Country: Greece

Name: Jiaqui Gao
PhD title: Long acting drug delivery systems for the treatment of chronic conditions
Years of Study: 2021-2024
Country: China

 

Alumni: Where are they now

Name: Sarah A. Stewart
PhD title: Development of biodegradable implants for sustained drug delivery
Years of Study: 2017-2020
Country: UK
Current position: Senior Scientist at Pharmaron

Name: Emilia Utomo
MPhil title: Development of implantable devices for schizophrenia treatment
Years of Study: 2019-2021
Country: Indonesia
Current position: Research Assistant at Queen’s University Belfast

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• Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Sciences

• School of Pharmacy

• Materials and Advanced Technologies for Healthcare