Dr. Gunjan Bisht Thapa, Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the Department of Natural Sciences (DONS), got a paper published entitled, Drug Delivery and Translational Research (An Official Journal of the Controlled Release Society, Spriger) doi: 10.1007/s13346-015-0225-3.

The paper deals with the synthesis of protein-supported poly (2- dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate)/ferrite nanocomposites through a supercritical carbon dioxide (SCC)-assisted process. The developed process extends large scale production of nanomagnetic PNCs for drug/ protein release applications with optimal release properties.

Dr. Bisht has received “High Pressure Compact Chemical Reactor” of Parr Instrument Company USA, under TWAS research project grant entitled “Synthesis of Multi Purpose Magnetic Nanocomposites in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide.” The awarded equipment has wide range of applications including organic chemical reaction and catalysis in supercritical fluid extraction, hydrothermal synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles, metal processing, insitu blending of electrically conducting polymers, pharmaceutical and biological materials processing, and preparation and processing of nanoscale materials.