**About the Editors**

#### **Vitaliy Khutoryanskiy**

Vitaliy Khutoryanskiy is the Professor of Formulation Science at the School of Pharmacy, University of Reading, United Kingdom. He is one of the leading researchers in the pharmaceutical and biomedical application of polymers. Prof. Khutoryanskiy's research interests include transmucosal drug delivery (ocular, nasal, oromucosal, gastrointestinal, vaginal, and intravesical), mucoadhesive materials, mucosa penetration, hydrogels, nanoparticles, pharmaceutical polymers, stimuli-responsive polymers, and encapsulation technologies. He has published over 172 original research papers and 26 reviews.

#### **Hisham Al-Obaidi**

Hisham Al-Obaidi is a lecturer in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the School of Pharmacy, University of Reading, United Kingdom. He has an extensive track record in developing solid dispersions for applications in oral and pulmonary drug delivery. Dr. Al-Obaidi's research interests include the assessment of drug-polymer compatibility using thermal analysis methods and the development of particle engineering methods for novel applications such as lung infections and cancer.
