About

Ethan Miller, PhD, is an experimental biophysicist with a background in developing synthetic biological systems and high-resolution imaging. His previous academic work focused on the influence of support substrates on lipid membrane behaviour. He can quickly grasp new concepts and break down complicated problems, allowing him to discover innovative solutions. His experience includes medical device development, manipulation of synthetic bio-membranes with microfluidics, and nanoscale surface characterisation.

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BUBBLE-WRAPPED REMEDIES: HOW LIPID-ENCASED THERAPEUTICS COULD TRANSFORM INHALATION

Ethan Miller and Heather Jameson shed light on some of the intricacies that lipid-encapsulated therapeutics bring to the realm of inhalation therapies, and some considerations on how the type of inhalation device selected may help to mitigate issues around formulation stability and efficient delivery to target cells.

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THE NEXT GENERATION OF MICRONEEDLES: HARNESSING A BILLION YEARS OF EVOLUTION

Gabriel Villar and Ethan Miller consider examples of nature’s solutions to four challenges faced by microneedles for drug delivery. For each challenge, the authors explain how a natural organism has tackled it and what lessons may be directly applied to microneedle design.

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A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES: CHALLENGES & INNOVATIONS IN OPHTHALMIC DRUG DELIVERY

Ethan Miller and Kristien De Clercq discuss recent advancements and current challenges in the field of ophthalmology, including the trend towards preservative-free multidose delivery systems, delivering smaller topical volumes with increased drug efficacy, slow-release injections for delivery to the posterior of the eye and the exciting field of gene therapy.