Academic Press Herbal Bioactive-Based Drug Delivery Systems: Challenges and Opportunities

Product Description Herbal Bioactive-Based Drug Delivery Systems: Challenges and Opportunities provides a wide-ranging, in-depth resource for herbal bioactives, including detailed discussion of standardization and regulations. The book first explores specific drug delivery systems such as gastrointestinal, ocular, pulmonary, transdermal, and vaginal and rectal. It then discusses novel applications for nano, cosmetics, nutraceuticals, wound healing and cancer treatment. Finally, there is a section focusing on standardization and regulation which includes an enhancement of properties. This book is an essential resource for pharmacologists, pharmaceutical scientists, material scientists, botanists, and all those interested in natural products and drug delivery systems developments. Review Thorough exploration of herbal bioactive based drug delivery systems From the Back Cover <i>Herbal Bioactive-Based Drug Delivery Systems: Challenges and Opportunities</i> provides a wide-ranging, in-depth resource for herbal bioactives, including detailed discussion of standardization and regulations. This book first explores specific drug delivery systems such as gastrointestinal, ocular, pulmonary, transdermal, and vaginal and rectal. It then discusses novel applications for nano, cosmetics, nutraceuticals, wound healing, and cancer treatment. Finally, there is a section focusing on standardization and regulation which includes enhancement of properties. Herbal Bioactive-Based Drug Delivery Systems is an essential resource for pharmacologists, pharmaceutical scientists, material scientists, botanists, and all those interested in natural products and drug delivery systems developments. About the Author Dr. Inderbir Singh Bakshi is gold medalist in M-Pharmacy (Pharmaceutics) from IIT BHU, Varanasi, UP, India and PhD from Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India. Presently he is working as Professor & HOD (Pharmaceutics) at Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Rajpura, Patiala, Punjab, India. He has total experience of 19 years from both industry and academia. His research interests include NDDS, GRDDS, biopolymers, modified polymers/excipients, QbD. He has published 103 research/review articles in national and international journals, 6 books, 15 book chapters, 2 patents granted and 11 patents (applied) to his credit. He has research collaborations with various scientists of national and international repute. He is member of Indian Pharmacy Graduate Associate (IPGA) and national general secretary of Society of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (SPER), India. He has supervised 43 M-Pharmacy and 7 PhD candidates and organized many conferences/seminars as organizing secretary. He is a visiting Professor and researcher at WITS Advanced Drug Delivery Platform (WADDP) and Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Dr. Rajni Bala is M-Pharmacy in Pharmaceutics from University department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagpur University campus, Nagpur, India and PhD from Chitkara University, Rajpura, Punjab, India. Presently she is working as Professor & Deputy Dean Academics (UG Course) at Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Rajpura, Patiala, Punjab, India. She has total experience of 24 years from academia. Her research interests include NDDS (Liposomes, Phytosomes), fast dissolving drug delivery systems using natural polymers their formulation and optimization. She has published 31 research/review articles in national & international journals of repute and filled Five patents (applied). She has supervised 8 M-Pharmacy and 2 PhD candidates and organized many conferences/seminars as organizing secretary. She is life member of various national Professional bodies like IPGA, SPER and APTI. Prof. Reecha Madaan has done B. Pharm from MDU Rohtak, M. Pharm from Panjab University, Chandigarh, India and PhD from NIMS University, Jaip