From the Back Cover
The book gives an insight into the theoretical background, conceptual understanding, latest developments, and applications in the field of pharmaceuticals in general and drug design, discovery, biosystems, and biomedical and drug delivery technologies in particular . Knowledge is drawn from various disciplines such as Chemistry, Biology, Material Science and Engineering, Statistics, Biomedicine, and Genetics . A host of applications like bio-imaging, novel biological agents, testing, characterization and validation of drugs, computer-based models in drug design, and application of statistical tools in data analysis, design, and development of drug delivery systems, and ecosystems are dealt with in detail. The said book undoubtedly confirms the requirements of the postgraduate students, research scholars, academicians, scientists, and researchers from the academia, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and chemical engineering domain. The book covers a conceptual understanding of the exploration of drugs in tandem with intended uses, sound ecosystem development, and carriers for drug and supplement delivery.
Dr. Shrikant Kulkarni is an adjunct professor in the Science & Technology Department at Vishwakarma University, Pune, India. Dr. Kulkarni has been an academician and a researcher for 39 years. He has delivered invited lectures and sessions at national and international conferences and faculty development programs. His research interests are in engineering chemistry, green chemistry, nanotechnology, analytical chemistry, catalysis, chemical engineering materials, industrial organization, and management. He has published over 100 research papers in national and international journals and conferences. He has authored 36 book chapters in CRC, Springer Nature, CRC, AAP press, Elsevier, Wiley, and IET books. He has edited five books in Green Engineering and Green Nanoscience & Nanotechnology published by Apple Academic Press/CRC Press. He authored four textbooks, too, and worked as a resource person for many national and international events.
A. K. Haghi, PhD, is a retired professor with over 250 academic research-oriented books as well as over 1000 research papers published in various journals and conference proceedings with over 3300 citations and with an h-index of 30 according to the public profile in the Google Scholar database. Professor A. K. Haghi has received several grants, consulted for several major corporations, and is a frequent speaker to national and international audiences. He is Founder and former Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering, published by IGI Global (USA) as well as Polymers Research Journal, published by Nova Science Publishers (USA). Professor A. K. Haghi has acted as an editorial board member of many international journals. He has served as a member of the Canadian Research and Development Center of Sciences and Cultures (CRDCSC) and the Research Chemistry Centre, Coimbra, Portugal. He has supervised 72 PhD and Masters thesis.
Sonali Manwatkar, PhD (Pursuing), is currently an Assistant Professor in School of Pharmacy, Pharmacology department, Vishwakarma University, Pune, India. Prof. Manwatkar is an academician and researcher for around 14 years. Prof. Manwatkar has delivered invited lectures, conducted sessions at national and international conferences as well as faculty development programs. She worked as a Research Scientist in Drug metabolism and Pharmacokinetics department of Drug discovery & development of Glenmark Research Centre, Mahape, Navi Mumbai (M.S.), India. Also associated with new drug development department of Emcure Pharmaceutical Ltd. Pune (M.S.) India. Currently she is teaching subject such as Human anatomy and physiology and Pharmacology. She has exposure of new drug discovery and developmental phases, research publication and writing book chapters. Prof. Sonali Manwatkar possesses M. Pharm (Pharmacology), B. Pharm and Ph.D. pursuing from the renewed university. She has expertise in the field of invivo, invitro, Drug Metabolism, Pharmacokinetics and Bioanalysis.
