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Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management and Engineering
  • M. Pharm
  • Ph.D.

Areas of specialization:

  • Pharmaceutics
  • Drug Delivery
  • Gene Delivery
  • Biomaterials
  • Nanomedicine

Experience: 14 years (Academics)

Interest Areas

Novel drug delivery system, Nanomedicine, Bioavailability and Solubility Enhancement, Liposomes, dendrimers, Solid Lipid Nanoparticles, Targeted drug Delivery systems, Hydrogels.

Awards:

  1. Teaching Excellence Award (2023-2024) – NMIMS Deemed-to-be University, presented by Dr. Ramesh Bhat (Honorable Vice-Chancellor) and Dr. Sachin Bhagwat (Chief Scientific Officer, Drug Discovery Research, Wockhardt Pharma).
  2. Grant Assistance for National Conference (Rs. 75,000) – Served as Convener for SERB-sponsored National Conference on “Nanomedicine and Artificial Intelligence: Past, Present, and Future” (23rd–24th July 2022).
  3. SAP Excellence Award – IIT Bombay – Recognized for Top Performance during the Faculty Development Programme “Use of ICT in Education for Online and Blended Learning”.
  4. AICTE & MHRD Mentor Appointment – Served as a Mentor for the AICTE-approved Faculty Development Programme (FDP 101x & FDP 201x) conducted by IIT Bombay on:
    • Foundation Programme in ICT for Education
    • Pedagogy for Online and Blended Teaching-Learning Process

Completed Project: 

Formulation Development and Evaluation of Nanotechnology based dosage forms. (Rs.95000)

Funding Body: Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore (Year 2013-15)

 

Number of Publications: 25

 

Recent Publications: (Last three years):

  1. Sreelaya, P., Bhattacharya, S., Bhirud, D., & Sharma, M. Development and evaluation of hyaluronic acid-coated chitosan nanoparticles for improved delivery of sorafenib tosylate in hepatocellular carcinoma. BioNanoScience, 15, 201.
  2. Bhirud, D., Bhattacharya, S., Raval, H., et al. Chitosan nanoparticles of imatinib mesylate coated with TPGS for colon cancer: In-vivo & in-vitro studies. Carbohydrate Polymers, 348(Part B), 122935.
  3. Maheshwari, R., Sharma, M., & Bhattacharya, S. Exploring elastic lipid nanovesicles for enhanced skin permeation of whole plant extract. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 113, e35527.
  4. Kedar, P., Saraf, A., Maheshwari, R., & Sharma, M. Advances in dendritic systems and dendronized nanoparticles for cancer therapy. Molecular Pharmaceutics, 22(1), 28–57.
  1. Sharma, M., Bhattacharya, S., & Maheshwari, R. EpCAM aptamer-engineered, azadiradione-loaded, chemo-photo-responsive nano-erythroliposomes for triple-negative breast cancer. Colloids and Surfaces A, 703(Part 1), 135176.
  2. Maheshwari, R., Sharma, M. EpCAM aptamer integrated graphene nanosystem for anti-ovarian cancer therapy. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 95, 105593.
  3. Maheshwari, R., Sharma, M., & Chidrawar, V. R. Niosomes-based formulation containing tenoxicam for rheumatic diseases. Annales Pharmaceutiques Françaises, 82(3), 473-482.
  4. Sharma, M., Shah, R., Saraf, A., et al. Current advances in nanomedicines for pulmonary disorders. Emergent Materials. DOI
  5. Maheshwari, R., Sharma, M., & Chidrawar, V. R. Development of engineered transferosomal gel containing meloxicam for osteoarthritis. Annales Pharmaceutiques Françaises, 82(5), 830-839.
  6. Maheshwari, R., Ghode, P., & Sharma, M. Lab-on-chip-based self-adjustable liposomes for rapid wound healing. Biomaterials Advances, 158, 213777. DOI
  1. Atneriya, U., Sainy, J., Chidrawar, V. R., Sharma, M., & Maheshwari, R. D-optimal mixture design-inspired modified release tablet formulation of lamotrigine. Annales Pharmaceutiques Françaises.
  2. Gawad, J., Sharma, M., Kamble, N., et al. Tuberculosis patients during COVID-19 in India (2020–2023). Nature Cell and Science, 2(1), 23–27.
  3. Soni, N., Maheshwari, R., Sharma, M., & Chidrawar, V. R. Engineered dendritic architecture loaded with proton pump inhibitor for antibacterial therapy. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 89, 105109.
  1. Kapoor, D., Sharma, S., Verma, K., et al. Quality-by-design-based engineered liposomal nanomedicines to treat cancer. Nanomedicine, 17(9), 1173-1189.
  2. Sharma, M., Waghela, S., Mhatre, R., & Saraogi, G. K. A recent update on intranasal delivery of high molecular weight proteins. Current Pharmaceutical Design, 27(42), 4279–4299.
  3. Mishra, V., Nayak, P., Sharma, M., et al. Emerging treatment strategies for diabetes mellitus and associated complications: An update. Pharmaceutics, 13(10), 1568. 
  4. Sharma, M., Sharma, R., Jain, D. K., & Saraf, A. Enhancement of oral bioavailability of poorly water-soluble carvedilol by chitosan nanoparticles. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 135, 246–260. 

Professional Memberships

  • Indian Pharmaceutical Association
  • Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India

Official email id: mayank.sharma@nmims.edu