Retraction notice to "Evaluation of the surface chemistry and drug-polymer interaction of semi-crystalline micro-particles for the development of controlled release formulations" [Mater. Sci. Eng. C (2017) 559-567].

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal). This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor in Chief following the internal investigation at the University of Sussex and University of Greenwich. The investigation found that the corresponding author, Dr Mohammed Maniruzzaman, used unpublished experimental data from earlier research projects without securing the necessary permissions and approvals from the University of Greenwich.