Advancements in Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)Technology for Pharmaceutical and Medical Applications

Kuldeep Vinchurkar, PhD, has more than 10 years of research and teaching experience at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He is a leading scientist and academician. He has supervised more than 15 MPharm research projects. He attended several national and international conferences organized in pharmaceutical field. He has over 30 research and review publications to his credit published in international and national journals. He has been granted seven national and international patents to date and has published nine national books on pharmaceutical science. He is a life member of many professional societies as well as a reviewer for many international and national journals. He has done several certification courses from foreign universities, such as the University of Minnesota, University of California, Irvine, etc. He has received many awards for his work, including for academic excellence, best scientific poster, outstanding assistant professor, young scientist, best researcher, etc. His research interests include 3D printing, artificial intelligence (AI), and novel drug delivery systems, especially gastroretentive drug delivery. He did his post-graduation at Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur, India, and completed a PhD from the School of Pharmacy, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore, India.Dinesh Kumar Mishra, PhD, is recognized among the top 2% of scientists in the world by Stanford University and Elsevier. With over 20 years of experience in teaching, research, and administration, he specializes in novel drug delivery systems, particularly lipid-based nanocarriers, transdermal drug delivery, vaccines, and product development. He holds three national patents and has authored more than 80 publications in peer-reviewed international and national journals. Additionally, he has contributed to five books and ten book chapters. His work has been cited 3,900 times; he has an h-index of 32 and an i10-index of 55, according to Google Scholar. He has guided one PhD and 45 MPharm projects and is currently mentoring four PhD students and eight MPharm students. He serves on the editorial boards of journals such as Current Pharmaceutical Design, Drug Delivery Letters, and the Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science, and he reviews for various national and international journals. He is a life member of several professional bodies and has received numerous accolades, including for Outstanding Scientist Award (2022), Best Scientist Award (2022), Eminent Principal Award (2021), Pharma Recognition Award (2020), Prof. G.P. Talwar Young Scientist Award (2020), and the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Visiting Scientist Fellowship (2019). He was also listed among the 100 Most Impactful Healthcare Leaders globally during the World SPER Young Teacher Award (2019).Pankaj Dixit, PhD, is a researcher and former academician in the field of pharmaceutical sciences and pharmacology. He is currently Senior Manager at Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. He is an alumnus of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU), Nagpur, India. With over 15 years of academic and three years of industrial experience, he specializes in the area of diabetes and obesity; metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD); weight-related co-morbidities such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS); atherosclerosis; and inflammatory diseases such as colitis and atopic dermatitis. His research interests include pharmacokinetics, behavioral pharmacology, and neurodegenerative diseases. His h-index is 18 and i-10 index is 26, according to Google Scholar. He has guided over 30 postgraduate dissertations, holds two national patents, and authored over 40 research publications in journals of international repute. He has authored three book chapters and is a reviewer for many reputed pharmacology journals. He is a life member of professional bodies including Indian Pharmacological Society, among others.Sheetal Mane, PhD, has to date nine years of teaching experience and one year of industrial experience in the quality control (QC) at Wockhardt LTD, Aurangabad, India. She is currently Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics at the Shri Gujarati Samaj College of Pharmacy, Indore, India. Her research interest is novel drug delivery systems. She has published and presented 17 research papers in reputed journals and conferences and has edited books published by Springer, Apple Academic Press/CRC Press, Scrivener, etc. She has also published book chapters. She completed her postgraduate education at IPS Academy, Indore, India, in 2015 and completed a PhD at the School of Pharmacy, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, India.

• Preface 1. Pharmaceutical Fused Deposition Modeling: An Overview 2. Fundamental Principles of Fused Deposition Modeling in the Pharmaceutical Context 3. Materials Selection for Fused Deposition Modeling 4. Technological Approaches on Pharmaceutical 3D Printing 5. Utilizing FDM in Drug Development: Opportunities and Challenges 6. FDM Role in the Production of Medical Devices 7. Regulatory Landscape of 3D-Printed Pharmaceuticals 8. Ensuring Quality Control and Validation in Pharmaceutical Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 9. Case Studies Demonstrating Pharmaceutical FDM Applications 10. Future Trajectories in Pharmaceutical Fused Deposition Modeling