Degrees:
2021
Doctorate Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences
My PhD research field is in the field of Pharmaceutical Biomaterials and Polymer-Engineered Drug Delivery Technologies. The project was conducted under the Wits Advanced Drug Delivery Platform (WADDP), Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of the Witwatersrand. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) presents a severe challenge for modern medicine due to the poor regenerative capabilities of the brain, complex pathophysiology, and lack of effective treatment for TBI to date. My PhD research project explored the design and preparation of a novel neuro-mimetic 3D scaffold system in the form of a nano-reinforced hydro-filled cryogel for neural tissue regeneration, followed by in vivo analysis in a Sprague-Dawley rat traumatic brain injury model. The neuro-system contributes to furthering knowledge influencing neural tissue regeneration research globally.