Mthulisi Khuphe
University of Leeds,UK
Biography
Mthulisi Khuphe (BSc, MSc) is a final-year PhD candidate at the University of Leeds, under the supervision of Dr. Paul D. Thornton and Prof. James T. Guthrie. He also holds an MSc in Polymers and Surface Coatings Science and Technology from the University of Leeds. His research focuses on the creation of stimuli-responsive biomaterials using controlled ring opening polymerizations of n-carboxyanhydrides and o-carboxyanhydrides of α-amino acids. He has twice published part of his PhD work in reputable Royal Society of Chemistry journals and is a holder of the prestigious Beit Trust Scholarship and the Leeds International Research Scholarship. His other research interests are in polymers in surface coatings, textile materials and textile coloration.
Abstract
Abstract : Biodegradable drug delivery vehicles produced by controlled ring-opening polymerisations