Advances in Nano-Drug Delivery Systems
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Nanoscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 53
Special Issue Editor
Interests: drug nanocarriers and targeted delivery systems; surfactants; mixed micelles; thermodynamic stability; micellar solubility; bile salts
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, the emergence of new nanomaterials has led to new ideas and methods in the treatment of many major diseases. Nano-drug delivery systems represent a new application of nanotechnology in the medical field. A nano-drug delivery system can significantly improve the activity of drugs by optimizing their delivery method. Compared with traditional drug-delivery systems, nano-drug delivery systems can effectively improve the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic properties of drugs and improve their efficacy due to properties such as size, shape, and materials. Organic nanocarriers include polymer carriers, liposomes, nanoemulsions, nanomicelles, and protein carriers, which have the characteristics of a strong loading capacity, good biocompatibility, and easy functionalization. Inorganic nanocarriers include gold nanoparticles, silicon nanoparticles, iron nanoparticles, and other nanosized inorganic salts, which have exhibited diverse physical and chemical properties and offer the benefits of high stability and a controllable structure. In addition, composite nanomaterials prepared based on the advantages of organic nanomaterials and inorganic nanomaterials have also emerged. Organic materials have been used to modify inorganic nanomaterials to improve their physical and chemical properties and in vivo dynamic behavior. Additionally, inorganic metal nanomaterials have been introduced into lipid or polymer nanomaterials for the preparation of multifunctional nanosystems containing both contrast agents and drugs.
This Special Issue aims to publish original high-quality research papers and comprehensive reviews involving the preparation, characterization, application, and regulation of various organic, inorganic, composite, and novel nano-drug carriers.
Prof. Dr. Mihalj Poŝa
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- drug nanocarrier
- nanomedicine
- drug-delivery systems
- liposomes
- micelles
- nanoparticles
- cancer treatment
