Pharmaceutical Microemulsions for Parenteral Delivery

Parenteral delivery of hydrophobic drugs is a challenging task. Research on exploiting newer approachesto make the delivery of pharmaceuticals by nondigestive tracts effective yet safe and cost effective showsthat microemulsion is one such approach for parenteral delivery. This new book provides systematicinformation regarding the preformulation of drugs, formulation using quality by design (QbD) principles,and characterization of parenteral microemulsions for drug delivery. The book explores specific aspectsof microemulsions such as the role of surfactants and cosurfactants in formulation, clinical aspects ofparenteral microemulsion, regulatory perspectives and patents, as well as future challenges in this fieldof research.

Vivek P. Chavda, MPharm, is an Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technologyat the L. M. College of Pharmacy, Gujarat, India. Before joining academics, he worked in the biologicsindustry for almost eight years in research and development, with two successful regulatory filings atLupin Biotech (Pune) and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratory (Hyderabad). He has published many national andinternational journal papers, book chapters, and newsletter articles and has nine patents in the pipeline.His research interests include the development of biologics processes and formulations, medical devicedevelopment, nano-diagnostics, long-acting parenteral formulations, and nano-vaccines. He is serving asan editorial board member for various Scopus-indexed, peer-reviewed journals and was listed among thetop 2% of scientists in the world by Stanford University and Elsevier in 2023 and 2024.Vandana B. Patravale, PhD, is a Professor of Pharmaceutics at the Institute of Chemical Technology,Mumbai, India. Her research interests include development of nanocarriers with a major emphasis oninfectious diseases, cancer and neurodegenerative disorders, medical device development, nanodiagnostics,and nano-vaccines. She has over 200 refereed publications, two books, and over 25 bookchapters to her credit. She holds over 30 granted patents and has 14 patents in progress and twotrademark registrations to her credit. She is the Vice President of the Controlled Release Society (IndianChapter) and the National Convenor of the Women’s Forum of the Association of PharmaceuticalTeachers of India. She has transferred more than 20 pharmaceutical technologies to various industries,including technology on drug-eluting stents, which are being marketed in more than 60 countries.