Pharmaceutics

Pharmaceutics is the branch of Pharmaceutical sciences that deals with conversion of active pharmaceutical ingredients into suitable drug delivery system for safe and effective administration to patient. It is the science of dosage form design. Department of Pharmaceutics is actively engaged in teaching and research activities with experienced faculties and necessary infrastructure. Pharmaceutics department works on different domains like Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics, Dosage form technology, Industrial Pharmacy, Physical Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical unit operations and Novel drug delivery systems.

No of Laboratories: 1. Dosage form Technology

2. Pharmaceutical Microbiology

3. Physical Pharmacy

4. Pharmaceutics (General & Dispensing) Lab

 5. Machine room

Area of each Laboratory:95 sq.mtrs.

Area of Machine Room :82 sq. mtrs.

Equipment worth Total: Rs. Approximately 01 Crore

Major Equipments:

Tablet Machine	Crimping machine	Tap density apparatus
Tray dryer	Bottle sealing machine	Clarity test apparatus
Brookfield viscometer	Digital Balance	Magnetic stirrer
Double cone blender	Dissolution test apparatus	Mechanical stirrer
Hot air oven	Disintegration test apparatus	Sieve shaker
Incubator	Franz diffusion cell	Sonicater
Capsule filling machine	Friability test apparatus	Percolator
Ointment filling machine	Hardness tester	Orbital sieve shaker
Cooling centrifuge

Research Interest:

Controlled Drug Delivery System	Preformulation studies
Novel Drug Delivery System	Herbal Drug Formulations
Nanocarriers	Solubility enhancement
Crystal Engineering	Nanotherapeutics

Research Publications: More than 116 publications in national and international peer reviewed journal.

Patents and copyrights:

• Design Copyright: - Development of Robotic Jaw for the In-vitro Dissolution of Chewing Gum Dosage Form
• 2 International Patents: -

• International patent published on ‘Herbal based mosquito repellent’ published under Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). International publication number WO 2017/168449 A1 on 05th Oct 2017
• International patent published on ‘A pH-dependent Delayed Release Polyherbal Tablet’ Application no. 201821003488-A; Date of filing of Application: 30/01/2018; Publication Date : 02/08/2019

• 1 National: - Indian patent filled on ‘Design of Mortuary Cabinate for disinfection of virus infected dead bodies’ TEMP/E-1/21524/2020-MUM

Books/Book chapter: 3 book chapters accepted

Conference and seminars attended and presentation: More than 138 conference attended and presentation in around 56 conferences.

FDP/STTP/QIP attended: Faculty members attended around 16 FDPs

Conference and seminars Organized:

1. APTI sponsored one day national seminar on ‘Novel Teaching Techniques for Pharmacy Teachers’ 20th September 2014, Dadasaheb Balpande College of Pharmacy, Beas, Nagpur

2. One day workshop on ‘Campus to Corporate’, organized by Dadasaheb Balpande College of Pharmacy, Besa, Nagpur, on 12th Feb, 2015.

3. One day workshop on ‘Transforming Skills Effectively’, organized by Dadasaheb Balpande College of Pharmacy, Besa, Nagpur, 16th Feb 2016

4. APTI sponsored One day National seminar on ‘Writing Manuscripts, Research Proposals and Extending Consultancies’, organized by Dadasaheb Balpande College of Pharmacy, Besa, Nagpur, 24th Feb 2018

5. Controlled Release Society (CRS) sponsored One Day National Seminar, ‘Translational Research – From Bench to Bedside’ organized by all Pharmacy Colleges affiliated to RTM Nagpur University held on 17th Nov 2019

Grants received from funding agencies:   

1. Received MODROB from AICTE for ‘Set-up of Pilot Plant Facility for Solid Oral Dosage Form’ of Rs. 19.50 lacs

MoUs for Research/Students/Faculty Exchange:

1. Zim Labs, Kalmeshwar MIDC, Nagpur

2. Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Science University (MAFSU),Seminary Hills, Nagpur 

3. Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (DMIMS), Sawangi Meghe, Wardha

4. Oniosomes Research Lab, Mohali, Punjab

5. Unijules Life Sciences Ltd., MIDC Kalmeshwar, Nagpur

6. Jigyasa Research and Development Centre, Dhantoli, Nagpur