
Colloids and Crystal Engineering Laboratory
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar
1.Elucidating polymorphic behaviour of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) during crystallization: A combined approach of experimental and molecular dynamics simulations studies
Sponsoring Agency: Indo-French Center for the Promotion of Advanced Research (2022-2025) (French PI: Prof. Frederic Affouard, University of Lille)
2. Vritika (Internship) event on "Microbubbles for Drug Delivery"
Sponsoring Agency: SERB-ABHYAS (2022)
3. Synthesis of Magnetic Catalyst Coated Microbubbles for Removal of Trace Pollutants
Sponsoring Agency: DST-WTI (2021-2023) (PI: Prof. Snigdha Khuntia, Ahmedabad University)
4. Micronization and encapsulation by expansion of CO2-expanded liquid solutions
Sponsoring Agency: DRDO (2019-2022) (Co-PI: Prof. Prem Felix Siril, IIT Mandi)
5. Continuous synthesis of scaffolds facilitated by microbubbles suspended in ionic liquids for drug delivery and tissue regeneration applications (Mentor to Dr. Mohit Mehta)
Sponsoring Agency: SERB-NPDF (2020-2022)
6. NIR porphyrin-microbubbles as multi-colour molecular imaging probes
Sponsoring Agency : SPARC Scheme-MHRD (2019-2021) (US PI: Prof. Mark Borden, The University of Colorado at Boulder, US Co-PI: Prof. Todd Murray, The University of Colorado at Boulder, Indian Co-PI: Dr. Iti Gupta, IIT Gandhinagar)
7. Ultrasound-responsive multi-layered microbubbles using electrohydrodynamic focusing device for oral cancer drug delivery
Sponsoring Agency : UGC-UKIERI (2018-2020) (UK PI: Prof. Mohan Edirisinghe, University College London)
8. GIAN Course on "Engineering Microbubbles for Biomedical Applications"
Sponsoring Agency : MHRD (January 2018)
9. Understanding Kinetic and Thermodynamic Parameters Responsible for Polymorphism of Poorly Water Soluble Drugs
Sponsoring Agency : Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (2017-2020)
10. Enhancing Shelf Life of Liquid Foods by Ultrasound Assisted High Pressure Carbon Dioxide Treatment
Sponsoring Agency : Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (2017-2020)
11. Screening of Coformers for Cocrystals of Curcumin,
Sponsoring Agency : MITACS-MHRD (Septmeber 2016-January 2017)
12. Rapid Precipitation and Stabilization of Drug Nanoparticles using an Ultrasonically-driven Mixing Device,
Sponsoring Agency :Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (2012-2015)
13. Engineering Stable and Biocompatible Microbubbles Formulation
Sponsoring Agency :Department of Biotechnology (2012- 2015)
14. A novel process for precipitation stabilization of drug nanoparticles in aqueous suspensions using CO2
Sponsoring Agency :Department of Biotechnology (2012-2015)