PhD fellowship 2. Structural aspects of hydrates Project description: This project will focus on using miniaturized sensors for understanding complex solid phase transformations. Specific interest is to increase our current knowledge of hydrates, and especially, investigate the hydrate formation and dehydration (the loss of water of crystallization). All these phenomena can have detrimental consequences for the final drug product. Uncontrolled solid phase transformations have been shown to be a root-cause of many product withdrawals with several consequences for patients. Understanding the nature of hydrate-anhydrate transformations can be used as a part of novel pharmaceutical product design enabling robust production at a full manufacturing scale. Successful applicant has some understanding of crystallography and related analytical techniques. Main analytical techniques will be non-invasive spectroscopic methods (especially Raman) and diffraction based methods, as well as the related multivariate data analytical methods. Several prototype nanosensors developed at DTU Nanotech will be utilized for small scale analysis of these systems. Specific interest in this project will be on the mechanistic insight into the hydrate-anhydrate transformations. Preferred qualifications We are looking for highly motivated, mathematically oriented, individuals with a strong background in/experience with solid dosage forms and some experience with solid state characterization of small organic molecules. Principal supervisor is Professor Jukka Rantanen, Department of Pharmacy. E-mail: [email protected] Direct Phone: +45 35 33 65 85 How to apply? Please see advertisement for further information and online application:
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