Polymer Microspheres—Current Developments and Future Challenges
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 July 2024 | Viewed by 5995
Special Issue Editors
Interests: microparticles; nanoparticles; encapsulation techniques; controlled release; biopolymers; polymeric materials; biomaterials; composites; cosmetic chemistry
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2. School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
Interests: analytical science; separation science; materials science; micropolymer
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to invite you to contribute to a Special Issue concerning Polymer Microspheres—Current Developments and Future Challenges.
This Special Issue will focus on novel advances and applications of polymer microspheres, especially in the biomedical, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics areas. In these fields, scientists are particularly interested in the microencapsulation techniques for the targeted delivery and controlled release of therapeutic agents. Polymer microspheres composed of natural and synthetic polymers can encapsulate anticancer drugs, among other therapeutics, acting as drug carriers to release them at controlled rates over long periods. In cosmetics, many active compounds, such as vitamins, oils, proteins, enzymes, and plant extracts, can be encapsulated in microparticulate delivery systems to achieve improved stability, controlled release, and bioavailability in skin delivery. Thus, microencapsulation allows the development of products with improved features that allow the personalization of products. The number of papers on polymer microspheres has risen fast over the last few years, making this an exciting and promising area of science. On the other hand, there are still numerous challenges associated with the microencapsulation of active agents, and, therefore, microencapsulation processors must make use of appropriate encapsulation materials and techniques.
I am pleased to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Full research articles and comprehensive review articles are welcome. I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Justyna Kozlowska
Dr. Yanlin Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- microspheres
- microencapsulation
- physical and chemical modification of polymer microspheres
- drug delivery system
- biomedical applications
- cosmetic applications