Graduate Faculty Directory
S. Kamal Jonnalagadda
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Education
- BPharm (Birla-India)
- PhD (Nebraska)
Faculty Appointments
Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics
Research Interest
Drug delivery using biodegradable polymeric materials
Protein microencapsulation
Synopsis
Dr. Jonnalagadda earned a Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska and a B.Pharm. from BIT, in India. He studies the design, characterization and modeling of polymeric biomaterials for specific pharmaceutical applications, including solid dosage forms and biodegradable polymeric implants for macromolecular drug delivery and tissue engineering.Publications & Presentations
K Shahani, S Jonnalagadda, H Handa, G Mao and J Panyam. Phospholipid Nanoparticles: Process Optimization Using Fractional Factorial Design and Atomic Force Microscopy. J. Biomed. Nanotech., 3(4), 394-400, 2007.
- V. Swaminathan, S. Jonnalagadda. Physical characterization of semi-porous poly (lactide)/ poly (ethylene glycol) membranes for tissue engineering. J. Biomat. Sci. Polym. Ed. In Press.
- K. Garkhal, S. Verma, S. Jonnalagadda, N. Kumar. Fast degradable Poly (L-lactide-co-e-caprolactone) microspheres for tissue engineering. Synthesis, characterization, and degradation behavior. J. Polym. Sci. Part. A. Polym. Chem. In Press.
- R.G.Forcino, S. Jonnalagadda. The effect of fabrication methods on the mechanical and thermal properties of PLGA scaffolds. J. of Applied Polym. Sci., 104(2), 944-949, 2007.
- P.Park, S. Jonnalagadda. Predictors of glass transition in the biodegradable poly-lactide and poly-lactide-co-glycolide polymers. J. of Applied Polym Sci., 100(3), 1983-87, 2006.
- R. L. Graves, M.C. Makoid, S. Jonnalagadda. The effect of coencapsulation of bovine insulin with cyclodextrins in ethylcellulose microcapsules. J. Microencapsul. 22(6), 661-670, 2005.
- S. Jonnalagadda, D.H.Robinson. Effect of thickness and PEG addition on the hydrophilic degradation of PLLA. J. Biomat. Sci. Polym. Ed., 15(10), 1317-26, 2004.
- S. Jonnalagadda, D.H.Robinson. Effect of the inclusion of PEG on the solid-state properties and drug release from polylactic acid films and microcapsules. J. Applied Polym. Sci., 93(5), 2025-30, 2004.
- S. Jonnalagadda, D. H. Robinson. A bioresorbable polylactide delivery system for diffusional and osmotic controlled drug delivery. AAPS Pharm. Sci. Tech., 1:E29, 2000.
Contact Information
Office:
Robert McNeil Graduate Study and Research Center
Room # 106
Box # 80
Phone: 215.596.8942
Email: k.jonnal@usp.edu
