Polymeric Micelles: Principles, Perspectives and Practices

1. Synthesis, self-assembly and functional chemistry of Amphiphilic block copolymers.- 2. Advances in polymer optimisation for enhanced drug delivery.- 3. Dynamics of Micelle Formation.- 4. Types of Polymeric Micelles for Controlled Drug Release.- 5. Drug Solubilization and Drug Release from Polymeric Micelles.- 6. Physical and Analytical Techniques used for the Characterization of Polymeric Micelles.- 7.Stimuli-sensitive polymeric micelles for biomedical applications.- 8.Nucleic acid-based micellar therapy for the treatment of different diseases.- 9. Polymeric micelles in the delivery of therapeutic phytoconstituents.- 10. Diagnostic applications of surface-engineered polymeric micelles.- 11. Ligand conjugated polymeric micelles for targeted delivery of drug payloads in cancer therapy.- 12. Polymeric Micelles in the Delivery of Proteins.- 13. Regulatory aspects for polymeric micelles.- 14. Toxicological and regulatory challenges in design and development of polymeric micelles.- 15. Stability of polymeric micelles and their regulatory status.

Dr. Sachin Kumar Singh is a Professor at the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, India. He holds his Masters of Pharmacy in Pharmaceutical Analysis from J.S.S. College of Pharmacy, Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India, and holds PhD degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Karpagam University, Coimbatore, India. Dr Singh is also a visiting Professor at Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM), Faculty of Health, UTS, Australia. He has completed one DST-SERB-funded project on the development of SNEDDS of Polypeptide-k for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Dr. Singh has published more than 200 research papers with a cumulative impact of 400 and co-authored 10 book chapters. His core area is improving the oral bioavailability of poorly water-soluble drugs using various formulation approaches, including nanotechnology, complexation, solid dispersion, and liquisolid technology.


Dr. Monica Gulati isthe Registrar and Executive Dean at the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, India. She has more than 25 years of teaching, industry, research, and administrative experience. Having completed her BPharm., MPharm, and PhD. from UIPS, Panjab University, Chandigarh, Dr. Gulati served for two years in the R&D department of Panacea Biotec. Shifting later on to academia, she has served for more than 18 years at LPU in various academic and administrative roles. Dr Gulati is also a visiting Professor at Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM), Faculty of Health, UTS, Australia. Her research forte is enhancing the bio-performance of drug molecules, phytochemicals and probiotics, metabiotics, and other biotherapeutics using conventional and novel dosage forms, especially in colon targeting. She holds a keen interest in the quality control parameters of delivery systems. She has more than 150 high-impact publications and 15