Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have emerged as novel carbon-based nanomaterials with unique physicochemical properties for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications. This book provides the fundamental concept, basic physicochemical properties, functionalization, method of synthesis, applications, and regulatory considerations of CNTs. The primary objective of the editors and authors is to exhaustively cover the fundamentals of carbon nanomaterials, carbon nanotubes, functionalization and chemistries involved, drug delivery aspects, and applications along with their regulatory aspects.
Dr. Neelesh Kumar Mehra is working in the Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, India. He earned his PhD from Dr. H.S. Gour University, Sagar, and his PostDoc from Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy, Texas A & M Health Science Centre, Kingsville, TX, USA. He served as a Manager in Product Development, Sentiss Research Centre, Sentiss Pharma Pvt Ltd, Gurgaon, for the development, scale-up, and technology transfer of complex ophthalmic, inhalation, and optic pharmaceutical products. He received a team award for the successful commercialization of an ophthalmic suspension product. He has authored more than 120 peer-reviewed publications in high-repute international journals and more than 30 book chapter contributions. He has 4 granted patents on manufacturing processes and composition to improve the therapeutic efficacy of topical delivery. He has guided 3 PhD students and 30 MS students and is currently guiding 12 PhD and 5 MS students for their dissertations/research projects. He has received numerous outstanding awards, including Young Scientist and team awards for their research output. He is a peer reviewer of various international journals and publishers. He recently published three edited books on multifunctional nanocarriers, biopharmaceuticals and nanotechnology. He has rich research and teaching experience in the formulation and development of complex, innovative ophthalmic and injectable biopharmaceutical products, including micro- and nanotechnologies for regulated markets. According to an announcement by Stanford University scientists based on the database and basis of standardized citation indicators, Dr. Mehra has been included in the top 2% of scientists in the world in the area of pharmacology and pharmacy, consecutively for 3 years.
Prof. Narendra Kumar Jain is an internationally renowned academic and researcher and a senior professor in India who retired in June 2014 after more than 40 years of dedicated and distinguished service as a teacher and 25 years as a full professor. Prof. Jain is the author of two dozen celebrated books on pharmaceutical sciences in India and has contributed several chapters in national and international books. He has been a reviewer for several international and national research journals. His current research interests include various aspects of controlled, novel, and targeted drug delivery; nanotechnology and nanomedicine. He is globally known for his excellent research in the field of hydrotropic solubilization, resealed erythrocytes-based drug delivery, and dendrimer drug delivery. Currently, he is exploring the pharmaceutical potential of carbon nanotubes and quantum dots. He is a popular speaker at conferences, seminars, faculty development programs, and quality improvement programs, and he has traveled extensively abroad.
