Handbook of 3D Printing in Pharmaceutics: Innovations and Applications

Prakash Katakam is a pharmaceutical scientist working as professor and principal at Indira College of Pharmacy, Nanded, India. He has more than 27 years of professional experience as a teacher and researcher. He published over 150 research articles in indexed journals and guided 14 PhD students. His research areas are 3D printing for personalized drug delivery, pulmonary delivery of vaccines, micro/ nanoparticles, phytoformulations and drug discovery. He is the founder of a research laboratory on 3D printing, RxPrints Lab, 3DFying Inc., Hyderabad, India and Awarded for his invention, “Indigenous 3D Printer Customized Medicine and Pharmaceutics of the Year 2023”, by IIT Bombay, India. His major research focus is on identifying applications of various polymers for 3D printing for patient- specific dosage forms. He has been co- principal investigator for a sponsored research project of National Tea Research Foundation, India. Recently he contributed a publication on “Navigating the Challenges of 3D Printing Personalized Medicine in Space Explorations: A Comprehensive Review” in Critical Reviews in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems Journal and a book chapter “Recent Advancements of Additive Manufacturing for Patient- Specific Drug Delivery” in the book, “Additive Manufacturing Processes in Biomedical Engineering”, published by CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group). Dr. Katakam also published a highly cited review article, “Top- Down and Bottom- Up Approaches in 3D Printing Technologies for Drug Delivery Challenges” in the journal Critical Reviews in Therapeutic Drug Carrier Systems.

Ranvijay Kumar is an assistant professor at the University Centre for Research and Development, Chandigarh University. He received a PhD 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 Dr. Kumar’s expertise. Dr. Kumar has 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 the additive manufacturing literature with publications appearing in Journal of Manufacturing Processes, Composite Part: B, Rapid Prototyping Journal, Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, Measurement, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C (iMeche Part C), Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, Materials Research Express, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section A: Physical Sciences, Journal of Central South University, Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, Composite Structures, and CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology. He is also the editor of the book “Additive Manufacturing for Plastic Recycling: Efforts in Boosting A Circular Economy” published by CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group).

Atul Babbar is an assistant professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department of SGT University, Gurugram. He has taught students in academics and research fields. He is a a level 2 non- destructive testing engineer certified by the American Society of Non- Destructive Testing (ASNT). His research interests include biomedicals, 3D and 4D printing, conventional/ non- conventional machining and not limited to that. He has authored several research articles and book chapters in various international/ national SCI and Scopus journals. He has reviewed research articles of various peer- reviewed SCI and Scopus indexed journals.