M. N. V. Ravi Kumar
Professor
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
TAMHSC Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy
United States of America
Biography
M. N. V. Ravi Kumar completed his Ph.D. (2000) in Drug Delivery from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. He did his post graduation in Master of Science, Applied Chemistry (1996) from Devi Ahilya Vishwa Vidyalaya, India and graduation in Bachelor of Science, Physical Sciences (1992) from Nagarjuna University, India.
Research Interest
Working at the interface of Pharmaceutical and biomaterial sciences at the nano- or macro-scale to prevent, manage or treat diseases using drugs or drug like compounds or their combinations.
Publications
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Ratnam VD, Wadsworth R M, Kumar MNVR (2012) Tissue localization of nanoparticles is altered due to hypoxia resulting in poor efficacy of curcumin nanoparticles in pulmonary hypertension. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 80: 578-584.
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Lamprou DA, Venkatpurwar V, Ravi Kumar MNV (2013) Atomic force microscopy images label-free, drug encapsulated nanoparticles in vivo and detects difference in tissue mechanical properties of treated and untreated: A tip for nanotoxicology. PLoS One 8: e64490.
