Takeru Higuchi

Takeru Higuchi (January 1, 1918 – March 24, 1987) was an American chemist who was widely known as "the father of physical pharmacy".[1] He invented the time-release medication capsule,[2] which would release medicine slowly into the bloodstream.

Biography

Higuchi was born on January 1, 1918 near Los Altos, California, and completed his Bachelor of Chemistry with Honors in 1939 at the University of California and his doctorate in physical and organic chemistry in 1943 at the University of Wisconsin. He worked as a research chemist at the University of Akron, and in 1947 joined the University of Wisconsin as an assistant professor.[3] In 1961, he published the Higuchi equation, which models the rate at which an ointment releases its medication.[4] In 1964, he was made the university's Edward Kremmer Professor of Pharmacy.[3]

In 1967 he joined the University of Kansas as its Regents Professor of Chemistry, and was founding chairman of the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry until 1983.[3]

He died at the University of Missouri-Columbia Hospital and Clinics when was 69 years old.[5]

Awards and honors

Higuchi was widely honored,[3] including:

References
  1. Barratt, Gillian; Puisieux, Francis (2011). "Takeru Higuchi, the man and the scientist". International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 418 (1): 3–5. doi:10.1016/j.ijpharm.2011.05.019. PMID 21640808.
  2. Takeru Higuchi - Kansapedia - Kansas Historical Society
  3. Mossberg, Howard E. (November 1987). "In Memoriam Takeru Higuchi 1918–1987". Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 76 (11): i. doi:10.1002/jps.2600761102.
  4. Bruschi, Marcos Luciano (2015). Strategies to Modify the Drug Release from Pharmaceutical Systems. Woodhead Publishing. pp. 70–72. ISBN 9780081001127. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  5. TimesMachine: TAKERU HIGUCHI - NYTimes.com
  6. "Scheele Laureates 1961 - 2015" (PDF). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  7. "Takeru Higuchi Research Prize | American Pharmacists Association". www.pharmacist.com. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  8. "Remington Honor Medal | American Pharmacists Association". www.pharmacist.com. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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