Interpenetrating Polymer Network: Biomedical Applications

Sougata Jana is a B.Pharm. (Gold Medalist) from West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata, and M.Pharm. (Pharmaceutics) from Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha, India. He worked as an Assistant Professor at Gupta College of Technological Sciences, Asansol, West Bengal, India. Currently, he is working at the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Directorate of Health Services, Kolkata, India. He is engaged in pharmaceutical education and research for the last 11 years. IPA Bengal branch, Kolkata, India conferred upon him the "M.N Dev Memorial Award" for securing the highest marks in the state of West Bengal in 2005. He bagged "Best Poster Presentation Award" at the 21st West Bengal State Science and Technology Congress-2014, and "Outstanding Paper Award" at the 1st Regional Science and Technology Congress-2016, organized by DST, Govt. of West Bengal, India. He has 30 publications in different national and international peer-reviewed journals. He edited booksin Springer, Elsevier and Pharmamedix India Publication Pvt. Ltd. He has contributed more than 35 book chapters with Elsevier, Springer, Wiley VCH, CRC Press, and Taylor & Francis Group. His research area of interest includes modification of synthetic and natural biopolymers, microparticles, nanoparticles, semisolids and interpenetrating network system for controlled drug delivery.