DR. VIVEK PURI
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

vivek.puri@chitkarauniversity.edu.in

Expert Areas : Selection of Biopolymer, Modification of Polymers, Drug Delivery Systems, Wound Healing

Dr. Vivek Puri is a researcher who specializes in the subject of pharmaceutics. He holds the title of “Dr.” in 2021 from Chitkara University, India under the guidance of Dr. Inderbir Singh. He has done substantial work on the development and optimization of pharmaceutical formulations and processes, and he has authored 30 scholarly articles on his findings from research that he has conducted. Up to this point, Dr. Puri has filed for 30 patents. At the moment, he holds the position of course coordinator and an Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutics at the School of Pharmacy at Chitkara University, India. In this capacity, he is responsible for both teaching and researching the formulation and delivery of pharmaceuticals. Dr. Vivek Puri has been recognized as the conference’s finest presenter multiple times, both nationally and internationally.

  • Research
  • Teaching
  • Patents
  • Education
  • Service

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

  • Sharma, A., Dheer, D., Singh, I., Puri, V., & Kumar, P. (2023). Phytoconstituent-Loaded Nanofibrous Meshes as Wound Dressings: A Concise Review. Pharmaceutics, 15(4),1058.
  • Sharma, A., Kaur, I., Dheer, D., Nagpal, M., Bhandari, N., Kumar, P., Singh, I & Puri, V. (2023). A propitious role of marine sourced Polysaccharides: Drug delivery and biomedical applications. Carbohydrate Polymers, 120448.
  • Huanbutta, K., Rattanachitthawat, N., Luangpraditkun, K., Sriamornsak, P., Puri, V., Singh, I., & Sangnim, T. (2023). Development and Evaluation of Ethosomes Loaded with Zingiber zerumbet Linn Rhizome Extract for Antifungal Skin Infection in Deep Layer Skin. Pharmaceutics, 14(12), 2765.
  • Rattanachitthawat, N., Sriamornsak, P., Puri, V., Singh, I., Huanbutta, K., & Sangnim, T.(2023). Bioactivity assessment of Zingiber zerumbet Linn rhizome extract for topical treatment of skin diseases. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science.
  • Puri, V., Kanojia, N., Sharma, A., Huanbutta, K., Dheer, D., & Sangnim, T. (2022). Natural product-based pharmacological studies for neurological disorders. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 4675.
  • Sharma, A., Puri, S., Puri, V., Dheer, D., Bhandari, N., & Puri, V. (2022). New Perspective and Applications of Homeopathy in Treating COVID-19 Symptoms. In
    COVID-19 Drug Development-Recent Advances, New Perspectives and Applications. IntechOpen.
  • Kanojia, N., Thapa, K., Kaur, G., Sharma, A., Puri, V., & Verma, N. (2022). Update on Therapeutic potential of emerging nanoformulations of phytocompounds in
    Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 104074.
  • Ashique, S., Upadhyay, A., Hussain, A., Bag, S., Chaterjee, D., Rihan, M., Puri, V., Sharma, A. & Dua, K. (2022). Green biogenic silver nanoparticles, therapeutic uses,
    recent advances, risk assessment, challenges, and future perspectives. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 103876.
  • Puri, V., Sharma, A., Kumar, P., Dua, K., Huanbutta, K., Singh, I., & Sangnim, T.(2022). Assessment of Acute Oral Toxicity of Thiolated Gum Ghatti in Rats. Polymers, 14(18), 3836.
  • Puri, V., Nagpal, M., Singh, I., Singh, M., Dhingra, G. A., Huanbutta, K., … & Sangnim, T. (2022). A Comprehensive Review on Nutraceuticals: Therapy Support and
    Formulation Challenges. Nutrients, 14(21), 4637.
  • Bakshi, I. S., Bala, R., Madaan, R., & Sindhu, R. K. (Eds.). (2022). Herbal Bioactive- Based Drug Delivery Systems: Challenges and Opportunities.
  • Wadhwa, K., Kadian, V., Puri, V., Bhardwaj, B.Y., Sharma, A., Pahwa, R., Rao, R., Gupta, M., Singh, I. (2022). New insights into quercetin nanoformulations for topical delivery Phytomedicine Plus, 2(2), 100257.
  • Sharma, A., Puri, V., Kumar, P., & Singh, I. (2021). Rifampicin-loaded alginate-gelatin fibers incorporated within transdermal films as a fiber-in-film system for wound healing applications. Membranes, 11(1), 7.
  • Puri, V., Sharma, A., Kumar, P., Singh, I., & Huanbutta, K. (2021). Synthesis and Characterization of Thiolated Gum Ghatti as a Novel Excipient: Development of Compression-Coated Mucoadhesive Tablets of Domperidone. ACS omega, 6(24),15844-15854.
  • Sharma, A., Puri, V., Kumar, P., Singh, I., & Huanbutta, K. (2021). Development and Evaluation of Rifampicin Loaded Alginate–Gelatin Biocomposite Microfibers. Polymers, 13(9), 1514.
  • Lugani, T., Nagpal, M., Malik, D. S., Sharma, A., Puri, V., & Dhingra, G. A. (2021).Nanocarriers as Prospective Approach in Effective Management of Acne Vulgaris. Micro and Nanosystems, 13(3), 253-266.
  • Manjinder Singh, Manju Nagpal,Varinder Singh, Ameya Sharma, Gitika Arora Dhingra, Paramjot Maman and Vivek Puri. COVID-19: Epidemiology, Pathogenicity and Global Updates.
  • Sharma A, Puri, V., Kumar P, Singh I. Biopolymeric, nanopatterned, fibrous carriers for wound healing applications. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 2020 Oct 1; 26(38): 4894-908.
  • Arora, G., Maman, P., Sharma, A., Verma, N., & Puri, V. (2021). Systemic overview of microstrip patch antenna’s for different biomedical applications. Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 11(3), 439.
  • Puri, V., Sharma, A., Kumar, P., & Singh, I. (2020). Thiolation of biopolymers for developing drug delivery systems with enhanced mechanical and mucoadhesive properties: A review. Polymers, 12(8), 1803.
  • Sharma A, Puri V, Kakkar V, Singh I. Formulation and Evaluation of Silymarin- Loaded Chitosan-Montmorilloite Microbeads for the Potential Treatment of Gastric Ulcers. Journal of functional biomaterials. 2018 Sep; 9(3): 52.
  • Sharma A, Mittal A, Puri V, Kumar P, Singh I. Curcumin-loaded, alginate–gelatin composite fibers for wound healing applications. 3 Biotech. 2020 Nov; 10(11): 1-3.
  • Puri V, Sharma A, Kumar P, Singh I. Thiolation of Biopolymers for Developing Drug Delivery Systems with Enhanced Mechanical and Mucoadhesive Properties: A Review.Polymers. 2020 Aug; 12(8): 1803.
  • Aggarwal, G., Nagpal, M., Sharma, A., Puri, V., & Dhingra, G. A. (2021). Upcoming drifts in bio-similars. Current Reviews in Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology Formerly Current Clinical Pharmacology, 16(1), 39-51.
  • Manju Nagpal, Vivek Puri, Ameya Sharma, Thakur Gurjeet Singh, Manjinder Singh, Geeta Aggarwal. Development of Binary Dispersions and Nanocomposites of Irbesartan with enhanced Antihypertensive Activity. Bioimpacts. 2020;10(2): 41-46.
  • Puri V, Sharma A, Maman P, Rathore N, Singh I. Overview of Mucoadhesive Biopolymers for Buccal Drug Delivery Systems. International Journal of Applied Pharmaceutics. 2019 Oct 14:18-29.
  • Sharma A, Puri V, Kumar P, Singh I. Rifampicin-Loaded Alginate-Gelatin Fibers Incorporated within Transdermal Films as a Fiber-in-Film System for Wound Healing Applications. Membranes. 2021 Jan; 11(1): 7.
  • Kaur R, Sharma A, Puri V, Singh I. Preparation and characterization of biocomposite films of carrageenan/locust bean gum/montmorrillonite for transdermal delivery of curcumin. BioImpacts: BI. 2019;9(1):37.
  • Sharma A, Puri V, Kakkar V, Singh I. Formulation and Evaluation of Silymarin- Loaded Chitosan-Montmorilloite Microbeads for the Potential Treatment of Gastric Ulcers. Journal of functional biomaterials. 2018 Sep 10;9(3):52.
  • Puri V, Sharma P, Nagpal M. An Update on Some Recent Solubility Enhancers as Pharmaceutical Excipients.

BOOK CHAPTER PUBLISHED

  • Sharma, A., Puri, S., Puri, V., Dheer, D., Bhandari, N., & Puri, V. (2022). New Perspective and Applications of Homeopathy in Treating COVID-19 Symptoms. In COVID-19 Drug Development-Recent Advances, New Perspectives and Applications. IntechOpen.
  • Bakshi, I. S., Bala, R., Madaan, R., & Sindhu, R. K. (Eds.). (2022). Herbal Bioactive-Based Drug Delivery Systems: Challenges and Opportunities.
  • Verma, N., Kanojia, N., Puri, V., Sharma, A., Thapa, K., Rani, L., & Dua, K. (2023). Advanced nanoparticulate system for the treatment of antiinflammatory diseases. In Recent Developments in Anti-Inflammatory Therapy (pp. 163-169). Academic Press.

TRAINING PROGRAMS/WORKSHOPS/FDPs ATTENDED

  • Attended and presented poster at 31st National Symposium in Chemistry at NIT Rourkela from 6th to 8th July, 2023.
  • Attended National Symposium-cum-Workshop on Pharma Quality by Design (QbD) organized by Punjab University, Chandigarh from 20th April, 2023 to 21st April, 2023.
  • Organized a Masterclass on ‘6 Sigma and Lean Management Principles’ at Chitkara School of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh on 2nd July, 2022.
  • Organized a Faculty Development Program on Innovations in Quality by Design (QbD) and its Implementation in Pharmaceutical Industry at Chitkara School of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh from 27th June to 01st July 2022.
  • Attended web-based faculty training course on “New Era Technologies in Formulation Design Space” under UGC Networking Resource Centre (UGC-NRC) at UIPS, Punjab University, Chandigarh from 17 to 22 January 2022.
  • Organized a Faculty Development Program on the theme “Importance of Multidisciplinary Sciences in Pharmaceutical Education and Research” at Chitkara
    School of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh from 16th August to 21st August, 2021.
  • Participated in UGC-SAP (DRS-II) sponsored International Seminar Cum Workshop on “New Paradigms in Drug Discovery and Delivery Research” held at Punjabi University, Patiala on February 26th-27th, 2020.
  • Participated in National Conference with the theme “Implication of Interdisciplinary science in the Development of Pharmaceuticals Vis-à-vis Sustainability of Human Health” organized by Career Point University, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh on September 21st, 2019.
  • Attended the workshop on “Basics of Rheology” held at Punjab University, Chandigarh on August 30th, 2019.
  • Attended and Won Nobel Researcher Award at “Pharmanecia 2018” held at V.V. Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Gudlavalleru, (A.P) on 25th -26th September, 2018.
  • Attended and Participated in “16th International Conference and Exhibition on Pharmaceutical Formulation” held at Rome, Italy on July 26th -27th, 2018.
  • Presented a Poster Presentation on “Thiolation of Jackfruit Gum and its Evaluation as a Mucoadhesive Polymer” at Rome, Italy on July 26th-27th, 2018.
  • Presented a Oral Presentation on “Importance of Mental Symptoms in Homoeopathy Prescribing” at Rome, Italy on July 26th-27th, 2018.
  • Attended the workshop on “Healthcare Financing in India” at NIPER on May 10th, 2018.
  • Attended National Conference on “Significance of Pharmacovigilance in Drug Discovery and Development” held at Himachal Institute of Pharmacy, Ponta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh on March 29th -30th, 2018.
  • Participated in National Conference on “Current Trends and Futuristic Challenges in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biotechnology” held at G.H.G.Khalsa College of Pharmacy on Feb 22th-23th, 2018.
  • Participated as a member of LOC in 69th IPC held at CHITKARA UNIVERSITY on 22nd to 24th December, 2017.
  • Attended and Participated in the “National conference on Challenges and Future Vision in Phytomedicines- An alternative to Modern Medicines” held at G.H.G Khalsa College of Pharmacy, Gurusar Sadhar, Ludhiana, Punjab on 22nd September, 2017.
  • Participated in 3rd CRIKC NANOSCIENCE DAY held at CSIR, Chandigarh on 29th August, 2017.
  • Presented a poster at 3rd one day national seminar on Current Regulations on Herbal Drugs and Food Supplements on 16th May, 2017.
  • Won Best Poster Award at 6th Annual Conference of SPER on “Nuturing Pharmaceutical Sciences: Embarking towards integration of Education, Research and Practice” held at Jaipur National university, Jaipur on 3rd -4th March, 2017.
  • Attended one day Workshop on “Health Technology Assessment” held at NIPER-Mohali on 30th April, 2016.
  • Attended and Participated in the “International Conference, NanoSciTech” held at Punjab University, on 18th -.20th February, 2016.
  • Attended a Workshop on “Patent, Copyright Drafting, Filing and Design Registration” held at Chitkara University on 16th January, 2015.
  • Attended 4nd Annual Conference of SPER on “Pharmaceutical Innovations for Global Excellence: Ignite, Invent, Implement” held at DIT university Dehradun [Uttarakhand] on 27th– 28th February, 2015.
  • In-vitro mucoadhesion test apparatus; application number: 330720-001; Dr. Vivek Puri, Dr. Ameya Sharma, Dr. Inderbir Singh; Date of Filing: 03.07.2020; Date of
    Registration: 16.12.2022
  • Desktop social distancing screen; application number: 331692-001; Dr. Vivek Puri, Dr.Ameya Sharma, Dr. Inderbir Singh; Date of Filing: 05.08.2020; Date of Registration:29.09.2021
  • Process for preparing thiolated gum ghatti for use as mucoadhesive excipient; application number: 202111016099; Dr. Vivek Puri, Dr. Ameya Sharma, Dr. Pradeep Kumar, Dr. Inderbir Singh, Kampanart Huanbutta; Date of Filing: 06.04.2021
  • Breakage resistant cleaning bar; application number: 202111023871; Dr. Nitin Verma, Dr. Vivek Puri, Dr. Ameya Sharma, Ms. Komal Thapa, Dr. Neha Bhandari, Ms. Lata Rani; Date of Filing: 28.05.2021.
  • Stapler cum punching machine; application number: 346172-001; Dr. Vivek Puri, Dr. Ameya Sharma, Dr. Inderbir Singh, Dr. Manju Nagpal, Dr. Nitin Verma, Ms. Komal Thapa, Dr. Neha Bhandari, Ms. Lata Rani; Date of Filing: 12.07.2021; Date of Registration: 16.06.2022
  • Sealed Cap Opener; application number: 361022-001; Dr. Vivek Puri, Dr. Ameya Sharma, Dr. Divya Dheer, Dr. Neha Bhandari; Date of Filing: 22.03.2022; Date of
    Registration: 01.02.2023
  • Electronic Pen with an inbuilt calculator; application number: 202211023377; Dr. Ameya Sharma, Dr. Vivek Puri, Ms. Harpreet Kaur, Dr. Inderbir Singh, Ms. Komal Thapa, Dr. Nitin Verma, Dr. Neha Bhandari; Date of Filing: 21.04.2022.
  • System and Device for Smart Digital Thermoximeter; application number:202211023378; Ms. Komal Thapa, Ms. Harpreet Kaur, Dr. Nitin Verma, Dr. Ameya
    Sharma, Dr. Vivek Puri, Dr. Neha Bhandari, Ms. Lata Rani, Dr. Shivendu Prashar; Date of Filing: 20.05.2022.
  • Blister Punching Device; application number: 202211030698; Dr. Divya Dheer, Dr. Ameya Sharma, Dr. Vivek Puri, Dr. Neha Bhandari; Date of Filing: 28.05.2022.
  • Bottle with Dosage Regimen Indicator; application number: 365406-001; Dr. Vivek Puri, Dr. Ameya Sharma, Dr. Divya Dheer, Dr. Neha Bhandari; Date of Filing: 03.06.2022; Date of Registration: 31.03.2023
  • Duster Cum Chalk Box; application number: 366148-001; Dr. Vivek Puri, Dr. Ameya Sharma, Dr. Divya Dheer, Dr. Neha Bhandari; Date of Filing: 16.06.2022.
  • Makeup Pen: 366669-001; Dr. Ameya Sharma, Dr. Vivek Puri, Dr. Divya Dheer, Dr. Neha Bhandari; Date of Filing: 23.06.2022.
  • Feeding bottle with filter mesh for infants: 202211051131; Dr. Neha Bhandari, Dr. Divya Dheer, Dr. Ameya Sharma, Dr. Vivek Puri; Date of Filing: 07.09.2022
  • Trekking Filter Water Bottle: 378105-001; Divyanshi, Kanishka, Dr. Vivek Puri, Dr. Ameya Sharma, Dr. Divya Dheer; Date of Filing: 27.01.2023
  • Rolling Bucket: 383373-001; Disha Singh, Avinash Kumar, Kanishka, Divyanshi, Dr. Ameya Sharma, Dr. Vivek Puri, Dr. Divya Dheer; Date of Filing: 08.04.2023
  • Hair Catch Anchor: 383795-001; Dr. Ameya Sharma, Dr. Vivek Puri, Dr. Divya Dheer; Date of Filing: 13.04.2023
  • Smart Laboratory Beaker: 384096-001; Dr. Ameya Sharma, Dr. Vivek Puri, Dr. Divya Dheer, Rinku, Mehmanjeet Kaur; Date of Filing: 17.04.2023
  • Knife Cleaning Device: 202311039810; Mr. Aditya Gautam, Dr. Divya Dheer, Dr. Ameya Sharma, Dr. Vivek Puri; Date of Filing: 10.06.2023
  • Smart Laboratory Beaker: 202311040612; Dr. Ameya Sharma, Dr. Vivek Puri, Dr. Divya Dheer, Mr. Rinku, Mehmanjeet Kaur; Date of Filing: 14.06.2023
  • Arm Support Device: 202311041164; , Dr. Ameya Sharma, Dr. Vivek Puri, Dr. Divya Dheer; Date of Filing: 16.06.2023
  • Knife cleaner with soap dispenser: 389724-001; Dr. Divya Dheer, Mr. Aditya Gautam, Dr. Ameya Sharma, Dr. Vivek Puri; Date of Filing: 06.07.2023
  • Tape Edge Identifier Cum Cutter: 202311050527; Dr. Ameya Sharma, Dr. Vivek Puri, Dr. Divya Dheer, Mr.Rinku; Date of Filing: 26.07.2023
  • Device for removing sweat and stains: 202311053171; Dr. Divya Dheer, Dr. Ameya Sharma, Dr. Vivek Puri; Date of Filing: 08.08.2023
  • Smart multi combo duster: 202311055946; Mehmanjeet Kaur, Nitin, Kumud, Kreeti, Dr. Vivek Puri, Dr.Ameya Sharma ;Date of Filing: 21.08.2023
YEAR DEGREE BOARD/UNIVERSITY
2021 Ph.D Chitkara University
2021 PGDPM MIT, Pune
2016 M. Pharmacy Chitkara University
2014 B. Pharmacy P.T.U
2010 12th C.B.S.E
2008 10th C.B.S.E

7 Years Teaching

1 Year Industry Experience