Research

Research

Research Interests

  • Electrospinning and nanofiber-based drug delivery systems
  • Nanotechnology and nanomaterials for drug delivery
  • Smart biomaterials and stimuli-responsive drug delivery
  • Transdermal and controlled drug delivery
  • Wound care materials: antibacterial, hemostatic and anti-inflammatory dressings
  • Pharmaceutical formulation and characterization

 

Publications

Journal Articles and Book Chapters

  1. Chandraguptha, D., Fernando, L., Herath, L., Godakanda, V. U., Perera, N., Samarakoon, S., de Silva, K. M. N., Williams, G. R., de Silva, W. R. M. (2026). Biocompatibility vs antibacterial activity: chitosan-mediated nanosilver/PCL/gelatin nanofibers. Materials Technology, 41(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/10667857.2025.2605316
  2. Chandraguptha, D. T., Fernando, H. A. V., Samarakoon, S., de Silva, R. M., de Silva, K. M. N., Williams, G. R., Godakanda, V. U. (2025). Collagen-based nanofibers in wound dressings. In Electrospun Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery Applications (pp. 343–368). Woodhead Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-29066-4.00010-X
  3. Godakanda, V. U., Dziemidowicz, K., de Silva, R. M., de Silva, K. M. N., Williams, G. R. (2022). Electrospun fibers in drug delivery. In Electrospun Nanofibers (pp. 159–181). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99958-2_7
  4. Manatunga, D. C., Godakanda, V. U., Herath, H. M. L. P. B., de Silva, R. M., et al., de Silva, K. M. N. (2020). Nanofibrous cosmetic face mask for transdermal delivery of nano gold. Royal Society Open Science, 7, 201266. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.201266
  5. Manatunga, D. C., Godakanda, V. U., de Silva, R. M., de Silva, K. M. N. (2020). Recent developments in the use of organic–inorganic nanohybrids for drug delivery. WIREs Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology. https://doi.org/10.1002/wnan.1605
  6. Godakanda, V. U., Li, H., Alquezar, L., Zhao, L., Zhu, L., de Silva, R., de Silva, K. M. N., Williams, G. R. (2019). Tunable drug release from blend poly(vinyl pyrrolidone)-ethyl cellulose nanofibers. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 562, 172–179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2019.03.035
  7. Li, H., Zhang, Z., Godakanda, V. U., et al., Williams, G. R. (2019). The effect of collection substrate on electrospun ciprofloxacin-loaded PVP and ethyl cellulose nanofibers as potential wound dressing materials. Materials Science and Engineering C, 104, 109917. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2019.109917