Centre for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, India

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Centre for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology (CPN) was established at NIPER (National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research), Mohali through a grant from the Department of Science & Technology (DST) of the Government of India to fuel the Indian initiative in research and development in Nanotechnology.

[edit] Structure

The CPN is presently working under two Principal Investigators-- Prof. P. Rama Rao (Director of NIPER and Head of Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at NIPER) and Dr. M. N. V. Ravi Kumar (Assistant Professor in Department of Pharmaceutics, NIPER).

[edit] Facilities at CPN

CPN is equipped with almost all the latest equipment which are necessary to carry out research at nano level.

Atomic Force Microscope AFM
Scanning Electron Microscope SEM
Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope CLSM
Non-invasive animal imager
Malvern Zetasizer NanoZS
High Pressure Homogenizer
Freeze Dryer
Ultra Centrifuge

[edit] External Links

DST, Department of Science and Technology, GOI http://dst.gov.in/

Official website of NIPER http://www.niper.nic.in/

Web address of Nano drug delivery group at NIPER http://www.naotechnology-drugdelivery.com/

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