Welsh School of Pharmacy

Peer reviewed articles

Brain, K. Coulman, S.A. Birchall, J.C. (2007) Delivering drugs through the skin. Chemist and Druggist, 268 (6615), 17-20.

Coulman, S.A. Allender, C.J. Birchall, J.C. (2006) Microneedles and other physical methods for overcoming the stratum corneum barrier for cutaneous gene therapy. Critical Reviews in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems, 23 (3), 205-258.

Birchall, J.C. Coulman, S.A. Anstey, A. Gateley, C. Sweetland, H. Gershonowitz, A. Neville, L. Levin, G. (2006) Cutaneous gene expression of plasmid DNA in excised human skin following delivery via microchannels created by radio frequency ablation. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 312 (1-2), 15-23. 

Coulman, S.A. et al (2006) Minimally invasive cutaneous delivery of macromolecules and plasmid DNA via microneedles. Current Drug Delivery, 3 (1), 65-75. 

Birchall, J.C. Coulman, S.A. Pearton, M. Allender, C. Brain, K. Anstey, A. Gateley, C. Wilke, N. Morrissey, A. (2005) Cutaneous DNA delivery and gene expression in ex vivo human skin explants via wet-etch microfabricated microneedles. Journal of Drug Targeting, 13 (7), 415-421.

Morrissey A, Wilke N, Coulman SA, Pearton M, Anstey A, Gateley C, Allender C, Brain K and Birchall JC. (2005)  Determination of mechanical properties of silicon and polymer microneedles. IFMBE Proc. 11 (1) ISSN 1727-1983.

Abstracts and conference proceedings

Scientific Research

Coulman, S.A. et al (2006) Microneedle arrays facilitate cutaneous gene delivery and expression. Perspectives in Percutaneous Penetration. Vol 10A, p 118.

Wilke, N. Allender, C, Birchall, J.C. Coulman, S.A. Pearton, M. Morrissey, A (2006) Assessment of penetration efficiency of microneedle arrays applied to human skin. Perspectives in Percutaneous Penetration. Vol 10A, p 123.

Morrissey, A. Wilke, N. Coulman, S.A. Pearton, S.A. Anstey, A. Gateley, C. Allender, C. Brain, K. Birchall, J. (2005) Determination of Mechanical Properties of Silicon and Polymer Microneedles, 3rd European Medical & Biological Engineering Conference, EMBEC'05, Prague. 

Coulman, S.A. et al (2005) Microneedle facilitated gene delivery to human skin, British Journal of Dermatology, 152, 846.

Coulman, S.A. et al (2004) Microneedle facilitated cutaneous delivery of a non-viral gene complex to the viable epidermis, Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 56 (supp), S10.

Coulman, S.A. et al (2004) Non-viral gene delivery to epidermal keratinocytes. Perspectives in Percutaneous Penetration. Vol 9A, 33.

Pedagogic Research 

Vaughan, R. Coulman, S.A. and John, D.N. (2007) Involving students in the design of new final year pharmaceutical calculations workshops and assessment  Pharmacy Education 7, 289-290. 

Marriott, C. Coulman, S.A. & John, D.N. (2007) Differences between UK schools of pharmacy in assessing pharmaceutical calculations in the first and final years of the MPharm degree. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, BPC abstracts, Supplement 2, 39-73.