Journal of Developing Drugs
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Frank M Etzler

Biography

Dr. Etzler earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the University of Miami. He is currently an Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics in the School of Pharmacy at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM). Prior to coming to LECOM in 2011, he was the leader of the Material Science Laboratory at Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals for nearly 20 years. This laboratory was responsible for the physical characterization of powders. Dr. Etzler was involved with the development of Spriva. Prior to this, Dr. Etzler was a faculty member in pharmaceutics at the University of Kentucky and a faculty member in surface and colloid science at the former Institute of Paper Chemistry.

Research Interest

Pharmaceutics - Pulmonary Formulation, Solids Formulation, Preformulation. Adhesion Science
Particle Size Analysis
Mechanical Properties of Solids
Powder Compaction
Powder Flow