JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objectives - To develop expertise regarding suitability and evaluation of nanomaterials,

able to apply the properties to the fabrication of nanopharmaceutical and Evaluation

Course Outcome – The students should be able to select the right kind of materials, able to develop

nano formulations with appropriate technologies, evaluate the product related test and for identified diseases

UNIT - I: Introduction to Nanotechnology

• a) Definition of nanotechnology
• b) History of nanotechnology
• c) Unique properties and size of nanomaterials
• d) Advantages, Disadvantages and Limitations

UNIT - II: Synthesis of Nanomaterials

Physical, chemical and biological Methods

UNIT - III

Preparation of Nanoemulsions, Nanosuspensions, Liposomes and Niosomes

UNIT - IV

Characterisation of Nanoparticles including particle size, morphology, PDI, Zeta sizer and their principles.Analysis of Nanoparticles and release studies.

UNIT - V

Applications of Nanotechnology in various areas

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Nanomedicine and Nanoproducts: Applications, Disposition and Toxicologyin the Human body, Eiki Igarashi, CRC press. 2015
• 2. Nanotechnology and Drug Delivery Volume one and two: Nanoplatforms in Drug Delivery, Jose L.Arias,CRC press
• 3. Nano: The Essentials: Understanding Nanosicence and Nanotechnology, T.Pradeep, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi, 2008. RECOMMENDED REFERENCES:
• 1. Nanocrystals: Synthesis, Properties and Applications, C.N.R.Rao, P.J.Thomas and G.U. Kulakarni, Springer(2007)
• 2. Nanostructures and Nanomaterilas: Synthesis, Properties and Application, GuozhongGao, Imperial College Press(2004) R16 B.PHARMACY IV YEAR