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Overview

Douw G. Steyn is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada and has a research focus predominantly within the fields of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Pharmaceutics as well as Medicine. Their work spans closely related subfields such as Pharmaceutical Science, Oncology, Pharmacology, Plant Science, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas including advanced drug delivery systems, drug solubility and delivery systems, drug transport and resistance mechanisms, phytochemistry and the biological activity of medicinal plants, advancements in transdermal drug delivery, analytical methods in pharmaceuticals, and crystallization and solubility studies.

Steyn has published research in several notable venues. Frequent publication platforms include:

  • South African Journal of Botany
  • Journal of Herbmed Pharmacology
  • Drug Delivery Letters
  • Pharmaceutics
  • Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods

Their co-authorship network includes multiple collaborations, notably with Josias H. Hamman, Jan Steenekamp, Bianca Peterson, Hanna Svitina, and Wihan Pheiffer.

Recent publications showcase a variety of research themes and publication years:

  • "The Role of Functional Excipients in Solid Oral Dosage Forms to Overcome Poor Drug Dissolution and Bioavailability," 2020, Pharmaceutics
  • "Evaluating in vitro cytotoxic effects of Artemisia afra and Artemisia annua infusions against selected lung cancer cell lines," 2022, South African Journal of Botany
  • "Comparison of RPMI 2650 cell layers and excised sheep nasal epithelial tissues in terms of nasal drug delivery and immunocytochemistry properties," 2021, Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods
  • "Evaluation of Drug Permeation Enhancement by Using In Vitro and Ex Vivo Models," 2025, Pharmaceuticals
  • "Intranasal Insulin Delivery: Microparticle Formulations Consisting of Aloe vera Polysaccharides for Advanced Delivery across Excised Olfactory and Respiratory Nasal Epithelial Tissues," 2023, Applied Sciences

Best Publications

  • Simulation of surface urban heat islands under `ideal' conditions at night part 2: Diagnosis of causation

    T. R. Oke;G. T. Johnson;D. G. Steyn;I. D. Watson

  • The Detection of Mixed Layer Depth and Entrainment Zone Thickness from Lidar Backscatter Profiles

    Douw G. Steyn;M. Baldi;R. M. Hoff

  • A framework for evaluating regional-scale numerical photochemical modeling systems

    Robin Dennis;Tyler Fox;Montse Fuentes;Alice Gilliland

  • Evaluation and comparison of statistical forecast models for daily maximum ozone concentrations

    S.M. Robeson;S.M. Robeson;D.G. Steyn

  • Simulation of surface urban heat islands under ‘IDEAL’ conditions at night part 1: Theory and tests against field data

    G. T. Johnson;T. R. Oke;T. J. Lyons;D. G. Steyn

  • The calculation of view factors from fisheye‐lens photographs: Research note

    D.G. Steyn

  • The vertical chemical and meteorological structure of the boundary layer in the Lower Fraser Valley during Pacific '93

    K.L Hayden;K.G Anlauf;R.M Hoff;J.W Strapp

  • Urban Water Balance: 1. A Model for Daily Totals

    C. S. B. Grimmond;T. R. Oke;D. G. Steyn

  • The climatology of sea breezes on Sardinia

    M. Furberg;D. G. Steyn;M. Baldi

  • Turbulence Structure and Exchange Processes in an Alpine Valley: The Riviera Project

    Mathias W. Rotach;Pierluigi Calanca;Giovanni Graziani;Joachim Gurtz

  • An innovative land use regression model incorporating meteorology for exposure analysis

    Jason G. Su;Michael Brauer;Bruce Ainslie;Douw Steyn

  • Spatial And Temporal Variability Of Mixed-Layer Depth And Entrainment Zone Thickness

    P. Hägeli;D. G. Steyn;K. B. Strawbridge

  • Elevated ozone layers and vertical down-mixing over the Lower Fraser Valley, BC

    I.G. McKendry;D.G. Steyn;J. Lundgren;R.M. Hoff

  • A simple extension of the Louis method for rough surface layer modelling

    I. Uno;X M. Cai;D. G. Steyn;S. Emori

  • Diurnal variations of boundary-layer carbon dioxide in a coastal city—Observations and comparison with model results

    K.H. Reid;D.G. Steyn

  • Overview of tropospheric ozone in the Lower Fraser Valley, and the Pacific '93 field study

    D.G. Steyn;J.W. Bottenheim;R.B. Thomson

  • High Density Ozone Monitoring Using Gas Sensitive Semi-Conductor Sensors in the Lower Fraser Valley, British Columbia

    Mark Bart;David E Williams;Bruce Ainslie;Ian McKendry

  • Gap Winds in a Fjord. Part I: Observations and Numerical Simulation

    Peter L. Jackson;Douw G. Steyn

  • Nocturnal cleansing flows in a tributary valley

    Robert M. Banta;Paul B. Shepson;Paul B. Shepson;Jan.W. Bottenheim;Kurt G. Anlauf

  • Modelling internal boundary-layer development in a region with a complex coastline

    Ekaterina Batchvarova;Xiaoming Cai;Sven-Erik Gryning;Douw Steyn

  • TURBULENCE STRUCTURE AND EXCHANGE PROCESSES IN AN ALPINE VALLEY

    Mathias W. Rotach;Pierluigi Calanca;Giovanni Graziani;Joachim Gurtz

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian G. McKendry
Ian G. McKendry University of British Columbia
Timothy R. Oke
Timothy R. Oke University of British Columbia
Kurt G. Anlauf
Kurt G. Anlauf Environment and Climate Change Canada
Robert M. Banta
Robert M. Banta National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Raymond M. Hoff
Raymond M. Hoff University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Michael Brauer
Michael Brauer University of British Columbia
Sara C. Pryor
Sara C. Pryor Cornell University
Jan W. Bottenheim
Jan W. Bottenheim Environment and Climate Change Canada
Paul B. Shepson
Paul B. Shepson Stony Brook University
Mathias W. Rotach
Mathias W. Rotach University of Innsbruck

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