Satya's 12 week NPTEL course on "Polymeric Biomaterials: Structure, Properties, Function and Performance" is now fully available online.
Our research group at IIT Hyderabad pursues problems in the domains of polymeric biomaterials and pharmaceutical soft matter. We investigate process-structure-property relations in polymers with the goal of employing them in drug carrier design. A major focus in our lab is electrospinning, which we holistically investigate to gain insights into fiber and particle formation. We use this understanding to design amoprhous solid dispersions for the loading and regulated release of poorly soluble drugs. We study the physics of electrospinning, investigate the thermodynamic properties of drug-polymer systems, elucidate drug release mechanisms and engineer technologies for the concurrent co-release of multiple therapeutics. In close collaboration with biologists, we deploy drug-loaded materials to target chronic inflammation. More recently, we have begun taking an active interest in investigating co-amorphous drug mixtures, with specific reference to molecular interactions that govern their glass transition and physical stability.
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#321, chemical engineering, iit hyderabad, iith main road, near nh-65, kandi, sangareddy, telangana 502285 samavedi [at] che.iith.ac.in 040-23018189 (lab) |
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