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Baghali Guys Mathapa

Baghali Guys Mathapa

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Sciences
Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences (PCS)

P/Bag 0027 Gaborone
+2673650561 ; cell 77400153
bmathapa@buan.ac.bw

PhD topic: Cyclodextrin Structures and Microcapsules for encapsulation of active ingredients

Degrees

PhD in Physical Chemistry (Colloids and Interfacial Science), University of Hull (2014), UK.
Postgraduate Diploma in Research, University of Hull (2013), UK
MSc in Physical Chemistry, University of Botswana (2007), Botswana
BSc in Chemistry, University of Botswana (2000), Botswana.

Professional Societies

Member of Royal Society of Chemistry.

Reaction Stoichiometry
Properties of gases and gas laws
Solution colligative properties
Thermochemistry
Chemical equilibrium
Acids and bases
Electrochemistry
Chemical Kinetics

My research is an interdisciplinary work focused on microencapsulation technologies based on the use of natural oils, natural surfactants as well as molecules and materials of natural origin. A particular emphasis is on novel materials obtained by basic chemistry of self-assembly of cyclodextrin molecules at fluid interfaces in relation to application in surfactant-free emulsions and foams, microcapsules and colloidosomes. Empahasis in on Interface & colloidal chemistry and product development.

Techniques used include; surface and interfacial tension measurements, optical microscopy, fluorescence and electron microscopy, laser diffraction and zeta potential.

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Google Scholar

https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=aMlk59QAAAAJ&hl=en

Baghali G. Mathapa and Vesselin N. Paunov (2014). ‘Fabrication of viable cyborg cells with cyclodextrin functionality’. Biomaterials Science. Vol. 2 (2): 212-219.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2014/bm/c3bm60162e

Baghali G. Mathapa and Vesselin N. Paunov (2013). ‘Cyclodextrin stabilized emulsions and cyclodextrinosomes’. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. Vol. 15 (41): 17903-17914.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2013/cp/c3cp52116h

Baghali G. Mathapa and Vesselin N. Paunov (2013). ‘Self-assembly of cyclodextrin–oil inclusion complexes at the oil–water interface: a route to surfactant-free emulsions’. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. Vol. 1 (36): 10836-10846.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2013/ta/c3ta12108a

Baghali G. Mathapa and Vesselin N. Paunov (2013). ‘Nanoporous cyclodextrin-based co-polymer microspheres for encapsulation of active components’. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. Vol. 1 (29): 3588-3598

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2013/tb/c3tb20481b

Baghali G. Mathapa and Vesselin N. Paunov (2013). ‘Fabrication of novel cyclodextrin-polyallylamine hydrochloride co-polymeric microcapsules by templating oil-in-water emulsions’. Soft Matter. Vol. 9 (19): 4780-4788.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2013/sm/c3sm27935a

Motlhanka D. M. T. and Mathapa G (2011). ‘Antioxidant activities of crude extracts from medicinal plants used by diabetic patients in Eastern Botswana’. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research. Vol. 6 (42): 5460-5463

Baghali G. Mathapa and Jamil Ahmad (2010). ‘Reactions in Monolayers: The Oxidation of Thiol to Disulfide at Various Initial Surface Pressures’. Asian Journal of Chemistry. Vol. 22 (8): 5841-5845

Mutanyatta, Joan; Mathapa, Baghali G.; Shushu, Deborah D.; Abegaz, Berhanu M (2003).‘Homoisoflavonoids and xanthones from the tubers of wild and in vitro regenerated Ledebouria graminifolia and cytotoxic activities of some of the homoisoflavonoids’. Phytochemistry. Vol. 62 (5): 797-804.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031942202006222

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