Polymer Molecules and Biopolymers in Drug Delivery
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Medicinal Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 8298
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biomaterials; advanced materials; biodegradable polymers; biomimetic materials; nanomaterials; material science
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Dear Colleagues,
Drug delivery systems are engineered technologies for the targeted delivery and/or controlled release of therapeutic agents. The practice of drug delivery has changed in the past few decades. Research conducted worldwide has contributed substantially to our understanding of the physiological barriers to efficient drug delivery, such as transport in the circulatory system and drug movement through cells and tissues.
This Special Issue of Molecules “Polymer Molecules and Biopolymers in Drug Delivery” will focus on the area of drug delivery systems discovery, design, and development, where new biological targets are being investigated, and polymer molecules such as biopolymers. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following: all delivery systems including oral, pulmonary, nasal, parenteral and transdermal, and modes of entry such as controlled release systems; microcapsules, vesicles, and macromolecular conjugates; antibody targeting; protein/peptide delivery; DNA, oligonucleotide, and siRNA delivery.
Assoc. Prof. Bozena TyliszczakGuest Editor
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Keywords
- Polymers
- Biopolymers
- Drug discovery
- Drug design
- Nano- and microcapsules
- Vesicles
- Conjugates
- Antibiotics
- Anti-cancer
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