Physical Pharmacy Practical Text

<div><!--block-->This revised second edition is an attempt to present the physical pharmacy experiments covering almost full requirements of various universities in a simple, understandable and performable manner. The outstanding features are: ·<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;Use of SI Units like all other fields of Science· <br>&nbsp;Questions and Answers provided at the end of each experiment to help the students understanding the application of each experiment and face <em>viva voce </em>easily during practical examination·<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;Principles and Experimental Procedures written in a easily adoptable styleSome experiments are revised added in this edition.<br><strong>Contents:</strong><br><strong>1.</strong> SI Systems of Units <strong>2.</strong> Solubility <strong>3.</strong> Distribution Coefficient <strong>4.</strong> Density <strong>5. </strong>Bulk Density <strong>6.</strong> Specific Gravity <strong>7.</strong> Flow Properties <strong>7A.</strong> Carr’s Index <strong>8.</strong>Dissociation Constant (pKa), <strong>9.</strong> SurfaceTension <strong>10.</strong> Buffer <strong>11.</strong> Micromeritics <strong>12.</strong> Viscosity <strong>13.</strong> Adsorption Isotherm <strong>14.</strong> Physical<strong> </strong>Stability of Suspension <strong>15.</strong> Physical Stability of Emulsion <strong>16.</strong> Complexation<br> <br><strong>About the Author:<br>&nbsp;<br>Dr. Guru Prasad Mohanta, </strong>a former WHO officer, is currently with Annamalai University as Professor of Pharmacy.<br>&nbsp;He has more than 30 years of teaching, research and administrative experience at various levels with more than 400 articles to his credit. He is a regular columnist for Newspapers and Pharma Magazines. He has authored several popular text and reference books. With his International Training background he has been advocating the rational use of medicines at various forums. He has completed projects supported by UGC, ICMR, HAI-AP, EPN, CDSCO, and WHO. He is associated with several Indian Universities and Institutions either as member of academic bodies or examiners. He is a member of various National and International Professional Bodies. He has coordinated many continuing professional development programmes for pharmacy teachers and professional pharmacists. He is a trainer in medicine supply chain management, pharmacoeconomics and rational use related areas. He was recipient of The Best Researcher Award of Annamalai University in 2012 and IAPST Pharmaceutical Scientist of the year 2015 Award.<br>&nbsp;<br><strong>Dr. Prabal Kumar Manna</strong> is Professor and Head Department of pharmacy at Annamalai University. He has been trained on Pharmaceutical Technology at the University of Ghent, Belgium, with support of BADC Scholarship. He is the recipient of The Best Teacher Award 2011 of Annamalai University. He has more than 32 years of teaching, research and administrative experience at various levels with over 100 scientific publications to his credit. He has completed projects supported by UGC, ICMR, HAI-AP, EPN, CDSCO, and WHO. He is associated with several Indian Universities and Institutions either as member of academic bodies or examiners. He is a member of various National Professional Bodies. He has coordinated many continuing professional development programmes for pharmacy teachers and professional pharmacists.<br>&nbsp;</div>