Meet the editors

Dr. Usama Ahmad holds a specialization in Pharmaceutics from Amity University, Lucknow Campus, India. He received his Ph.D. from Integral University, India, in 2018. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics, at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Integral University. From 2013 to 2014 he worked on a research project funded by SERB-DST, the Government of India. He has a rich publication record with more than thirty original

articles published in reputed journals, three edited books, four book chapters, and several scientific articles in Ingredients South Asia Magazine and QualPharma Magazine. He is a member of the American Association for Cancer Research, the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, and the British Society for Nanomedicine. Dr. Ahmad's research focus is on the development of nanoformulations to facilitate the delivery of drugs that aim to provide practical solutions to current healthcare problems.

Dr. Juber Akhtar obtained his BPharm in 2005 from Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi, India. In 2007 he completed his MPharm at Manipal University, Karnataka, India. He obtained his Ph.D. from Integral University, India, in 2014, where is currently an associate professor. He acted as Head of Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Integral University, Lucknow, India. Dr. Akhtar also served as chairman cum biological scientist, IAEC

(Institutional Animal Ethics Committee), from October 2015 to May 2017. He has experience teaching abroad and has served as a professor at Buraydah College of Pharmacy and Dentistry, KSA (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). Dr. Akhtar has more than seventy publications in reputed journals and is an editorial board member of many esteemed journals. He has supervised a dozen Ph.D. and MPharm students in research projects. Dr. Akhtar is actively involved in research activities and his areas of interest include the development of nanoparticulate drug delivery systems for targeting to various organs.

Dr. Md. Faheem Haider completed his BPharm in 2012 at Integral University, Lucknow, India. In 2014, he completed his MPharm with specialization in Pharmaceutics at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India. He received his Ph.D. degree from Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi, India, in 2018. He was selected for the GPAT six times and his best All India Rank was 34. Currently, he is an assistant professor at Integral

University. Previously he was an assistant professor at IIMT University, Meerut, India. He has experience teaching DPharm, Pharm.D, BPharm, and MPharm students. He has more than five publications in reputed journals to his credit. Dr. Faheem's research area is the development and characterization of nanoformulation for the delivery of drugs to various organs.

Contents

**Section 1**

Drug Delivery through Liposomes

Protein and Peptide Drug Delivery

Current, Future Perspectives

*by Nitai Charan Giri*

Drug Delivery

*by Srinivas Lankalapalli and V.S. Vinai Kumar Tenneti*

*by Mohammad Hossain Shariare and Mohsin Kazi*

**Preface XI**

Drug Delivery System **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 39**

**Chapter 3 75**

**Chapter 4 101**

**Chapter 5 121**

**Chapter 6 143**

**Chapter 7 165**

Smart Drug-Delivery Systems in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis:

*by Largee Biswas, Vikas Shukla, Vijay Kumar and Anita Kamra Verma*

Phospholipid Based Nano Drug Delivery Systems of Phytoconstituents

Aliphatic Polyester Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Systems *by Narumol Kreua-ongarjnukool, Nopparuj Soomherun, Saowapa Thumsing Niyomthai and Sorayouth Chumnanvej*

Strategies to Develop Cyclodextrin-Based Nanosponges for Smart

*Claudio Cecone, Adrián Matencio, Francesco Trotta and Fabrizio Caldera*

*by Gjylije Hoti, Silvia Lucia Appleton, Alberto Rubin Pedrazzo,* 

Targeted Nano-Drug Delivery System to Colon Cancer *by Eskandar Moghimipour and Somayeh Handali*
