Dr Franklin Afinjuomo

Dr Franklin Afinjuomo

School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science

College of Health

Dr. Franklin AFINJUOMO completed his Ph.D. degree at the University of South AUSTRALIA with a research focus on the use of inulin as a drug delivery carrier. My PhD work involves the use of inulin microparticles as carriers to deliver drugs to immune cells. I also made significant contributions to the synthesis of new hydrogel from inulin polysaccharides and to how these materials can contribute to colon-targeting delivery
Franklin always had a passion for the development of novel drug delivery systems.
Franklin Afinjuomo’s primary research interests include drug delivery system, polysaccharides conjugates synthesis, characterization, and their biomedical applications. I have expertise in the area of novel formulation and product development and reverse engineering of products
Expertise in the area
Hydrogel
Microparticles
Microsphere
Film-oral and vaginal films
Nanosystem
Analytical characterization using multiple techniques such as HPLC, FTIR, DSC, TGA, XRD, SEM, NMR  
 
 

Year Citation
2025 Koppisetti, H. P., Abdella, S., Nakmode, D. D., Abid, F., Afinjuomo, F., Kim, S., . . . Garg, S. (2025). Unveiling the Future: Opportunities in Long-Acting Injectable Drug Development for Veterinary Care. Pharmaceutics, 17(5), 47 pages.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2024 Abdella, S., Kim, S., Afinjuomo, F., Song, Y., Upton, R., & Garg, S. (2024). Combining the potential of 3D printed buccal films and nanostructured lipid carriers for personalised cannabidiol delivery. Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 14(4), 984-1004.
DOI Scopus17 WoS18 Europe PMC10
2024 Youssef, S. H., Ganesan, R., Amirmostofian, M., Kim, S., Polara, R., Afinjuomo, F., . . . Garg, S. (2024). Printing a Cure: A Tailored Solution for Localized Drug Delivery in Liver Cancer Treatment.. International journal of pharmaceutics, 651(123790), 123790.
DOI Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC6
2023 Youssef, S. H., Kim, S., Khetan, R., Afinjuomo, F., Song, Y., & Garg, S. (2023). The development of 5-fluorouracil biodegradable implants: A comparative study of PCL/PLGA blends. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 81(104300), 14 pages.
DOI Scopus14 WoS13
2023 Kim, S., Abdella, S., Abid, F., Afinjuomo, F., Youssef, S. H., Holmes, A., . . . Garg, S. (2023). Development and Optimization of Imiquimod-Loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carriers Using a Hybrid Design of Experiments Approach. International Journal of Nanomedicine, 18, 1007-1029.
DOI Scopus23 WoS18 Europe PMC14
2023 Song, Y., Day, C. M., Afinjuomo, F., Tan, J. Q. E., Page, S. W., & Garg, S. (2023). Advanced Strategies of Drug Delivery via Oral, Topical, and Parenteral Administration Routes: Where Do Equine Medications Stand?. Pharmaceutics, 15(1), 25 pages.
DOI Scopus18 WoS17 Europe PMC12
2023 Abdella, S., Abid, F., Youssef, S. H., Kim, S., Afinjuomo, F., Malinga, C., . . . Garg, S. (2023). pH and its applications in targeted drug delivery. Drug Discovery Today, 28(1), 103414.
DOI Scopus69 Europe PMC37
2023 Song, Y., Abdella, S., Afinjuomo, F., Weir, E. J., Tan, J. Q. E., Hill, P., . . . Garg, S. (2023). Physicochemical properties of otic products for Canine Otitis Externa: comparative analysis of marketed products. BMC Veterinary Research, 19(1), 1-9.
DOI Scopus5 WoS3 Europe PMC3
2022 Kim, S., Fouladian, P., Afinjuomo, F., Song, Y., Youssef, S. H., Vaidya, S., & Garg, S. (2022). Effect of plasticizers on drug-in-adhesive patches containing 5-fluorouracil. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 611(121316), 12 pages.
DOI Scopus17 WoS13 Europe PMC8
2022 Abdella, S., Afinjuomo, F., Song, Y., Upton, R., & Garg, S. (2022). 3D printed bilayer mucoadhesive buccal film of estradiol: Impact of design on film properties, release kinetics and predicted in vivo performance. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 628(122324), 15 pages.
DOI Scopus18 WoS18 Europe PMC13
2022 Abdella, S., Afinjuomo, F., Song, Y., Upton, R., & Garg, S. (2022). Mucoadhesive Buccal Film of Estradiol for Hormonal Replacement Therapy: Development and In-Vivo Performance Prediction. Pharmaceutics, 14(3), 24 pages.
DOI Scopus24 WoS20 Europe PMC14
2021 Abdella, S., Youssef, S. H., Afinjuomo, F., Song, Y., Fouladian, P., Upton, R., & Garg, S. (2021). 3d printing of thermo‐sensitive drugs. Pharmaceutics, 13(9), 27 pages.
DOI Scopus59 WoS50 Europe PMC37
2021 Youssef, S. H., Afinjuomo, F., Song, Y., & Garg, S. (2021). Development of a novel chromatographic method for concurrent determination of 5-fluorouracil and cisplatin: Validation, greenness evaluation, and application on drug-eluting film. Microchemical Journal, 168(106510), 9 pages.
DOI Scopus21 WoS20
2021 Afinjuomo, F., Abdella, S., Youssef, S. H., Song, Y., & Garg, S. (2021). Inulin and its application in drug delivery. Pharmaceuticals, 14(9), 37 pages.
DOI Scopus92 WoS73 Europe PMC46
2020 Afinjuomo, F., Fouladian, P., Barclay, T. G., Song, Y., Petrovsky, N., & Garg, S. (2020). Influence of oxidation degree on the physicochemical properties of oxidized inulin. Polymers, 12(5), 18 pages.
DOI Scopus24 WoS24 Europe PMC12
2020 Fouladian, P., Afinjuomo, F., Arafat, M., Bergamin, A., Song, Y., Blencowe, A., & Garg, S. (2020). Influence of polymer composition on the controlled release of docetaxel: A comparison of non-degradable polymer films for oesophageal drug-eluting stents. Pharmaceutics, 12(5), 17 pages.
DOI Scopus12 WoS11 Europe PMC6
2020 Fouladian, P., Kohlhagen, J., Arafat, M., Afinjuomo, F., Workman, N., Abuhelwa, A. Y., . . . Blencowe, A. (2020). Three-dimensional printed 5-fluorouracil eluting polyurethane stents for the treatment of oesophageal cancers. Biomaterials Science, 8(23), 6625-6636.
DOI Scopus36 WoS21 Europe PMC18
2019 Afinjuomo, F., Barclay, T. G., Song, Y., Parikh, A., Petrovsky, N., & Garg, S. (2019). Synthesis and characterization of a novel inulin hydrogel crosslinked with pyromellitic dianhydride. Reactive and Functional Polymers, 134, 104-111.
DOI Scopus62 WoS51
2019 Afinjuomo, F., Fouladian, P., Parikh, A., Barclay, T. G., Song, Y., & Garg, S. (2019). Preparation and characterization of oxidized inulin hydrogel for controlled drug delivery. Pharmaceutics, 11(7), 21 pages.
DOI Scopus57 WoS47 Europe PMC30
2019 Afinjuomo, F., Barclay, T. G., Parikh, A., Song, Y., Chung, R., Wang, L., . . . Garg, S. (2019). Design and characterization of inulin conjugate for improved intracellular and targeted delivery of pyrazinoic acid to monocytes. Pharmaceutics, 11(5), 243-1-243-22.
DOI Scopus13 WoS9 Europe PMC9
2019 Afinjuomo, F., Barclay, T. G., Parikh, A., Chung, R., Song, Y., Nagalingam, G., . . . Garg, S. (2019). Synthesis and characterization of pH-sensitive inulin conjugate of isoniazid for monocyte-targeted delivery. Pharmaceutics, 11(11), 555-1-555-19.
DOI Scopus21 WoS20 Europe PMC10
2019 Wang, L., Song, Y., Parikh, A., Joyce, P., Chung, R., Liu, L., . . . Garg, S. (2019). Doxorubicin-loaded delta inulin conjugates for controlled and targeted drug delivery: development, characterization, and in vitro evaluation. Pharmaceutics, 11(11), 581-1-581-17.
DOI Scopus30 WoS25 Europe PMC19

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