Staff Profiles

B.Pharm, M.Pharm (Pharmaceutics), and PGDPRA - Hamdard, India; PhD (Drug Delivery) - University Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia

Dr. Nafiu Aminu is currently lecturing at the School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana. He was working at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria, before moving to the University of Botswana in 2024. Dr. Aminu has a broad research background in pharmaceutics, and he focused on advancing pharmaceutical sciences through innovative approaches in Nano Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery. He is interested in collaborative research on bioavailability enhancement and targeted drug delivery. Dr. Aminu has presented his research work at several conferences held in Nigeria, India, Malaysia, Australia, and United Arab Emirates. He also published over 40 research and review articles in international journals of repute and has contributed 4 book chapters. Dr. Aminu won some research grants from TETFund (Nigeria). He is a certified reviewer for several journals including Carbohydrate Polymers (Elsevier). He is a member of the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria, Delhi Pharmacy Council India, IHME Global Burden of Disease (GBD) collaborator, Pharmacy Scholars Initiative (PSI) and some other professional organizations. He is involved in mentoring young researchers/scholars from PSI. He has a great passion for promising research projects and imparting knowledge through teaching. Dr. Nafiu won various awards at the national and international levels.

Pharmaceutics

Pharmaceutical technology

Dosage forms

Pharmaceutics, Novel Drug Delivery, Nanomedicines

Nanocreams for anti-ageing effects;

Nanogels for wound healing;

Acetylation and characterization of ampelocissus africana (wild cassava tuber) starch for oral drug delivery application;

Extraction, preparation, and characterizations of chitosan from grasshopper for drug delivery applications;

Dermal-gel formulation of herbal extracts.

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=sWgtDLoAAAAJ&hl=en

1. Aminu, N., Khalid, G.M., Ilyasu, S., Yahaya, Z.S., Shuaibu, F., Nuhu, T., Chan, S.Y., Umar, N.M., & Mumuni, M.A. (2024). Pharmaceutical sterile formulations. In Dosage Forms, Formulation Developments and Regulations (pp. 577–611). Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-91817-6.00004-8

2. Aminu, N., Ilyasu, S., Al-Kassim Hassan, M., Kurfi, F.S., Jatau, A.I., Chan, S.Y., & Alfred-Ugbenbo, D. (2023). Applications of nanofibers drug delivery system in cancer therapy. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 90, 105128. DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2023.105128

3. Aminu, N., & Audu, M. M. (2023). Polycaprolactone-based nanoparticles for advanced therapeutic applications. In: M. S. Hasnain, A. K. Nayak, & T. M. Aminabhavi (Eds.), Polymeric Nanosystems (1st ed., pp. 37–84). London, United Kingdom: Elsevier. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-85656-0.00003-6

4. Aminu, N., Chan, S.Y., Yam, M.F., & Toh, S.M. (2019). A dual-action chitosan-based nanogel system of triclosan and flurbiprofen for localised treatment of periodontitis. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 570, 118659. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2019.118659