Handbook of 3D Printing in Pharmaceutics: Innovations and Applications

3D printing has evolved as an emerging tool for the design of customized or personalized medication that provides the maximum therapeutic benefits to patients. The manufacturing of medicines in small batches customized with tailored dosages, sizes, shapes, and drug release properties is the key prospect of using 3D printing in pharmaceutics.

Dr. Ranvijay Kumar is an assistant professor at University Centre for Research and Development, Chandigarh University. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Punjabi University, Patiala. Additive manufacturing, shape memory polymers, smart materials, friction-based welding techniques, advanced materials processing, polymer matrix composite preparations, reinforced polymer composites for 3D printing, plastic solid waste management, thermosetting recycling, and destructive testing of materials are the skills of Dr. Kumar. Dr. Kumar won the prestigious CII MILCA award in 2020. He has co-authored more than 43 research papers in science citation-indexed journals, and 38 book chapters and has presented 20 research papers at various national/international level conferences. He has contributed extensively to additive manufacturing literature with publications appearing in many journals of reput. He is the editor of the book Additive Manufacturing for Plastic Recycling: Efforts in Boosting A Circular Economy, CRC Press (Taylor and Francis).

Dr. Prakash Katakam is a Pharmaceutical Scientist working as a Professor and Principal at Indira College of Pharmacy, Nanded, India. He has more than 23 years of professional experience as a teacher and researcher and has published over 120 research articles in indexed journals along with guiding 12 Ph.D. students. His research areas are 3D Printing for Personalized Drug Delivery, Pulmonary Delivery of Vaccines, Micro/Nanoparticles, Phyto-Formulations, and Drug Discovery. He is the founder of a research laboratory on 3D printing, ＂RxPrint Labs＂. His major research focus is on identifying applications of various polymers for 3D printing for patient-specific dosage forms and is a co-principal investigator for a sponsored research project of the National Tea Research Foundation, India. Recently he contributed a book chapter to the book, Additive Manufacturing Processes in Biomedical Engineering, published by CRC Press (Taylor and Francis).

Dr. Nishant Ranjan is working as Assistant Professor at University Centre for Research and Development at Chandigarh University. Fused deposition-modeling, extrusion, thermoplastic polymers, the composition of thermoplastic polymers, natural and synthetic biopolymers, scaffolds printing, 3D printing technology, thermal, mechanical, morphological, and chemical properties of thermoplastic polymers, biocompatible and biodegradable fillers, reinforcement of materials are his main focused areas. He has co-authored more than 21 research papers in science citation index journals, 27 book chapters, and 1 book and presented 10 research papers at various national-level conferences.

Dr. Atul Babbar is working as an Assistant Professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department of SGT University, Gurugram. He has been teaching students in academics and research fields and is a Level 2 Non-Destructive Testing Engineer certified by the American Society of Non-Destructive Testing (ASNT). His research interests include Biomedical, 3D, and 4D printing, and Conventional/Non-Conventional Machining. He has authored several research articles and book chapters in various international/national SCI and Scopus journals.