Pharmaceutics

Ultrasound-Mediated Blood–Brain Barrier Disruption and Drug Delivery

edited by Manish Ranjan,

and

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3984 | Submission Open

Keywords: focused ultrasound; blood– brain barrier; blood– brain barrier opening/disruption; drug delivery; targeted therapeutics; neurotherapeutics; pharmacokinetics; immunotherapy; microbubbles; nanoparticles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Pharmaceutical Technology and Formulations for the Treatment of Eye Diseases

edited by

Stephanie Baillif

and Luc Demange

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3002 | Submission Open

Keywords: delivery route; formulation; durability; bioavailability; controlled ocular drug delivery; ocular inserts; implants; gene therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Pharmaceutics)

Advanced Drug Delivery for Animals

edited by

Sanjay Garg

and

Candace Day

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 421 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced drug delivery systems; animal health; long-acting injection; oral; topical; injection; nanomedicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Advances in ADME for Drug Discovery

edited by José Luiz Costa and

Natalicia De Jesus Antunes

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 363 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacokinetics; absorption; bioavailability; metabolism; PBPK modelling; PK/PD modelling; drug– drug interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)

Innovative Dosage Forms for Esophageal Drug Delivery

edited by

Werner Weitschies

, Julius Krause and Christoph Rosenbaum

submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: esophagus; drug targeting; advanced drug delivery; esophagitis; gastroesophageal reflux disease; barrett’ s esophagus; esophageal cancer; biorelevant dissolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Advanced Nanopharmaceutics for Anticancer Therapy

edited by

David Větvička

and

Martin Studenovský

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4473 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials ; drug delivery systems ; cancer therapy ; polymer carriers ; liposomes ; theranostics ; imaging ; tumor targeting ; biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

Cyclodextrins and Associated Nanomaterials for Drug and Gene Delivery

edited by

R. Jayachandra Babu

and

Amit K. Tiwari

submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyclodextrin; nanoparticle; nanocarrier; drug delivery system; gene delivery system; inclusion complex

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gene and Cell Therapy)

Fiber-Based Scaffolds as Drug Carriers: Recent Advances

edited by

Helena P. Felgueiras

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16538 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano- and microfibers; spinning techniques; natural-origin carriers; trigger-based drug release; controlled liberation of drugs; antimicrobial cues; tissue regenerative properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Anti-inflammatory Effects from Natural Bioactive Compounds—from Bench to Bedside, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ariane Leite Rozza

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12990 | Submission Open

Keywords: inflammation; bioproducts; isolated compounds; cytokines; macrophages; autoimmune diseases; in vivo assay; in vitro assay

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

State-of-Art in mRNA Therapeutics and Gene Delivery

edited by

Liliana Mendonca

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10542 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene therapy; mRNA-mediated gene silencing; expression; and editing; shRNA; siRNA; miRNA; saRNA; oligonucleotides; nucleic acid therapeutics; viral and non-viral vectors; lipid-; polymer-; and peptide-based nanoparticles; gene delivery; preclinical and clinical development of RNA therapeutics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gene and Cell Therapy)

Nanocarriers: A Novel Strategy for Cell and Gene Delivery

edited by

Ronan MacLoughlin

and

Mohammad Doroudian

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10277 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano-drug delivery systems; smart nanoparticles; targeted therapy; responsive nanocarriers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gene and Cell Therapy)

Advanced Spray Drying Technology in Pharmaceutical Formulations: Novel Applications Using Polymeric and Lipidic Excipients

edited by

Ioannis Nikolakakis

and

Ioannis Partheniadis

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8062 | Submission Open

Keywords: spray drying; particle engineering; amorphous solid dispersions; dry powder; inhalation; biologics; lipidic carriers; protection; controlled delivery; targeted delivery; scale-up

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Pharmacy and Formulation)

Recent Advances in Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Wenbing Dai

,

Jovana S. Vuković

and

Marija M. Babić Radić

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7804 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogels; hydrogels for tissue engineering/repair; hydrogels as controlled drug delivery systems; hydrogels for wound dressings; biodegradable injectable hydrogels; stimuli-sensitive hydrogels; antimicrobial hydrogels; hydrogels as scaffolding biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Novel Technologies for Buccal and Transdermal Drug Delivery

edited by

Cristina Prieto

and

Maria Pardo-Figuerez

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7709 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid dispersion; transdermal delivery; buccal delivery; electrohydrodynamic processing; biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Polymer-Based Delivery System

edited by

Jianqing Gao

and

Jing Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7668 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer therapeutics; diagnostic tolls; targeting delivery; drug combination; bioresponsive carriers; controlled release; stability and bioavailability; stimuli-responsive materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Delivery System for Biomacromolecule Drugs: Design and Application

edited by Songwei Tan and

Xiaowei Zeng

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5027 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery system; biomacromolecule; protein/peptide; DNA; RNA; gene therapy; immune therapy; cancer therapy; microneedle; self-assembly

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Recent Advances in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms

edited by

Juan José Torrado Durán

and

Dolores R. Serrano

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4380 | Submission Open

Keywords: excipient; formulation; drug; quality; design; dosage form; drug delivery; 3D printing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Pharmacy and Formulation)

Targeted Drug Delivery for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications

edited by

Nina Kostevšek

and

Georgy Mikhaylov

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3614 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery; theranostics; nanocarriers; cancer treatment; therapeutic nanoparticles; targeting; liposomes; nanosomes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Advances in Natural Products and Their Derivatives for Metabolic and Chronic Inflammatory Disease Therapy, 2nd Edition

edited by

Eduarda Fernandes

,

Marisa Freitas

and

Ana Teresa Rufino

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3160 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; metabolic diseases; chronic inflammation; drug discovery; biological activity; diabetes; obesity; rheumatic diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

Research on Hot Melt Extrusion Processing for Drug Formulation and Drug Delivery

edited by

Sateesh Kumar Vemula

,

Michael A. Repka

and

Naveen Chella

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3097 | Submission Open

Keywords: hot-melt extrusion (HME); pharmaceutical industry; twin-screw granulation; continuous manufacturing; drug delivery; solubility and dissolution; amorphous form; bioavailability; formulation and development; in-vitro/in-vivo characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology, Manufacturing and Devices)

Natural Products in Photodynamic Therapy

edited by Renato Sonchini Gonçalves and Gustavo Braga

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2664 | Submission Open

Keywords: photodynamic therapy; photosensitizer; natural product; bioactive compounds; combination therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

Novel Therapeutic Approaches for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases

edited by

Francesca Longhena

and

Valentina Straniero

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2067 | Submission Open

Keywords: Alzheimer’ s disease; Parkinson’ s disease; Huntington’ s disease; frontotemporal lobar degeneration syndromes; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; multple system Atrophy; lewy body dementia; synucleinopathies; Pick’ s disease; corticobasal degeneration; protein aggregates; disease-modifying therapies; treatment; neuroprotection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

Advances in Phototherapy and Sonodynamic Therapy, 2nd Edition

edited by

Chia-Hao Su

and

Maria Nowakowska

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1147 | Submission Open

Keywords: photothermal therapy; photodynamic therapy; sonodynamic therapy; nanomaterials; theranostics; synrgestic therapy; combination therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)

Combination of Targeted Radiotherapy with Other Therapeutic Modalities for Cancer Treatment

edited by

Nisarg Soni

and Swarbhanu Sarkar

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open

Keywords: targeted radionuclide therapy; multimodal nanoparticles; cancer; personalized medicine; theranostics; nanomedicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

Recent Advances in Biomaterials for Wound Healing

edited by Rodrigo Silveira Vieira and Niédja Fittipaldi Vasconcelos

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 256 | Submission Open

Keywords: dressings; biomaterials; therapeutic agents; antimicrobial; anti-inflammatory; debridement; infected lesion; drug delivery; tissue regeneration; wound healing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Improvements in Ocular Drug Delivery Systems

edited by Abeer H. A. Mohamed Ahmed

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocular drug delivery systems; topical ocular delivery systems; contact lenses; implants; novel topical delivery systems to target the back of the eye; nanocarriers as ocular delivery systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

New Trends in Neutrophil-Based Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Zhenjia Wang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: neutrophils; targeted drug delivery; BBB/BTB; nanoparticles; cancer therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Focus on Antibiotics – New Challenges and Steps Forward in Discovery and Development, 2nd Edition

edited by

Aura Rusu

and

Valentina Uivarosi

submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 20719 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibiotics; hybrid antibiotics; metal complexes; nanoparticles; silver nanoparticles; natural antibiotics; bioactive compounds; drug repurposing; drug repositioning; antibiotic resistance breakers; antibacterial drug resistance; antibiotic resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

Essential Oils in Pharmaceutical Products (Volume II)

edited by

Aurica P. Chiriac

and

Alina Gabriela Rusu

submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12274 | Submission Open

Keywords: EOs as active chemicals; EOs' biological activity (antimicrobial; insecticidal; herbicidal; bactericidal; and fungicidal properties); EOs encapsulation procedures; EOs for improving human health; EOs in active packaging products; polymeric networks for EOs encapsulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Pharmacy and Formulation)

Boosting Cancer Immunotherapy with Nanomedicines: Novel Approaches and Promising Clinical Applications

edited by

Anna Lisa Palange

and

Paolo Decuzzi

submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 387 | Submission Open

Keywords: immunotherapy; nanomedicine; systemic and local delivery; spatio-temporal heterogeneity; gene therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)

The Role of Carbohydrate in Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines and Delivery Systems

edited by

Leila Mousavifar

and

René Roy

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13760 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbohydrates; vaccines; lectins; antibodies; galactins; cancer therapy; infectious diseases; nanoparticles; drug delivery; polymeric scaffold; drug delivery; medicinal chemistry; liposomes; immune system; drug uptake; neoglycolipides; Janus liposomes; glycosylated NPs; glycodendrimers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Orally Disintegrating Dosage Forms Based on Cyclodextrins and Hydrophilic Polymers

edited by

Francesca Maestrelli

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9961 | Submission Open

Keywords: orally disintegrating; hydrophilic polymers; drug solubility; drug dissolution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Pharmacy and Formulation)

Natural and/or Synthetic-Based Nanostructured Systems as Drug Delivery Platforms

edited by

Esteban F. Durán-Lara

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7513 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis and characterization; rational design and modelling studies; stimuli-responsive hydrogels; nanocomposites; dendrimers; polymeric nanoparticles; micelles; liposomes; targeted or localized and controlled drug and gene delivery; etc.; tissue engineering; anticancer treatments; antimicrobial treatments; immunomodulate treatments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)

Recent Advances in Drug Discovery and Drug Delivery Systems for Antimicrobial Therapy

edited by

João Augusto Oshiro Júnior

and

Francisco Jaime Bezerra Mendonça Júnior

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6780 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibacterial agents; antibiotics; antimicrobial; antibiotic adjuvants; drug discovery; drug delivery system; bioactive compunds; computer-aided drug design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Lipid-Based Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery in Cancer

edited by

Daniela Chirio

and

Elena Peira

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6446 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipid nanoparticles; nanocarriers; drug delivery systems; cancer; chemotherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)

Functionalized Nanoparticles in Cancer Therapeutics, 2nd Edition

edited by

R. Jayachandra Babu

and

Amit K. Tiwari

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5507 | Submission Open

Keywords: liposomes; polymeric nanoparticles; dendrimer-based nanoparticles; micellar nanoparticles; inorganic nanoparticles; small interfering RNA-based nanoparticles; protein-based nanoparticles; functional nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)

Design of Novel Polymeric Systems for Controlled Drug Delivery, 2nd Edition

edited by

Janusz Kasperczyk

and

Katarzyna Jelonek

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5368 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery; degradable polymers; smart polymers; controlled release; pharmacokinetics; structure– property relationship; NMR; chain microstructure; nonwovens; self-assembly; shape memory polymers; electrospinning; nanotubes; conjugates; polymerosomes; microspheres; micelles; polymer nanoparticles; thermoresponsive nanogels; microcarrier; drug delivery; sensors; stimuli responding hydrogels; targeted therapy; coatings; DDS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Smart Nanomedicine for Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

edited by

Tao Yang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4791 | Submission Open

Keywords: stimuli responsiveness; smart nanomedicine; disease diagnosis; cancer therapy; imaging-guided therapy; nanotechnology; biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)

Unveiling New Insights and Treatment Options for Ocular Surface Diseases

edited by

Paola Tirassa

, Pamela Rosso and

Fabiana Mallone

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4586 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocular surface diseases; dry eye; neurotrophic keratitis; neuropathic corneal pain; inflammation; immune cells; dendritic cells; neuromediators and growth factors; biomarkers; drug delivery systems; advanced therapy; tissue engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Pharmaceutics)

Photodynamic, Photothermal and Photoimmune Therapy and Other Antimicrobial Nanomedicine-Related Applications

edited by

Laura Marinela Ailioaie

,

Michael R. Hamblin

, René-Jean Bensadoun and Constantin Ailioaie

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3998 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial; cancer therapy; tumor recurrence and metastasis; photomedicine; photobiomodulation; new photosensitizers; nanotechnology; nanomedicine; photothermal therapy; photodynamic therapy; photo-immunotherapy; clinical applications of PTT; PDT; and PIT; immunogenic cell death; drug design; drug delivery systems; light-triggered multifunctional nanoplatforms; controlled release; unmet clinical needs; nanotherapies targeting mitochondria; nanoparticles; nanosystems; nanorobots; nanocarriers; radiation therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)

Anti-Cancer Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Karolina Kędra

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3946 | Submission Open

Keywords: anti-cancer drugs; drug carriers; drug delivery systems; polymeric biomaterials; ceramic biomaterials; carbon biomaterials; composite biomaterials; implantation drug delivery systems; transdermal drug delivery systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

The 15th Anniversary of Pharmaceutics—Advances and Future Trends in Drug Delivery

edited by

Ortensia Ilaria Parisi

and

Marco Dattilo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3364 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery; drug targeting; theranostics; nanotechnology; in vitro and in vivo drug delivery model development; drug repurposing; stimuli-responsive systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Phenolic Acids: Handy Molecules for Medicinal Purposes

edited by

Ana Figueiras

,

Ivana Jarak

and

Cátia Domingues

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3292 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced therapies; antioxidant properties; cancer; HPLC; metabolomics; nanomedicine; nanoparticles; natural compounds; oxidative stress; phenolic acids; reactive oxygen species (ROS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)

Bacteriophages, Critical Biocatalysts of Bacterial Doom: The Dawn of a New Era in the Fight against Multidrug Resistant Bacteria, 2nd Edition

edited by

Victor Manuel Balcão

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3008 | Submission Open

Keywords: strictly lytic bacteriophage particles; phage-based control of phytopathogens; phage therapy in humans; animals and fish; bioinformatic tools for phage genomics; resistance to bacteriophages; anti-phage defense systems; transdermal permeation of bacteriophage particles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gene and Cell Therapy)

Curcumin in Biomedical Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Taesun Min

, Adhimoolam Karthikeyan and

Mohammad Moniruzzaman

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2954 | Submission Open

Keywords: curcumin; biotechnology; pharmacology; nanospheres; nanocarriers; drug delivery; human; aquatic animal; terrestrial animal; in vitro study; in vivo study

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)

Recent Advances in Pulmonary Drug Delivery Systems

edited by Chuanbin Wu,

Xuejuan Zhang

and Sha Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2353 | Submission Open

Keywords: pulmonary drug delivery systems; dry powder inhalation; inhalation drug delivery; inhalation formulation and process development; design of novel inhaler devices; inhalation excipients; delivery processes of pulmonary drugs; inhalation nanoparticles; aerosol inhalation; pressurized metered-dose inhalation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Metallodrugs in Cancer Therapy: The Newest Candidates in the Field, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ana Isabel Tomaz

,

Andreia Marques Valente

and

Leonor Côrte-Real

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2339 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

Novel Anti-cancer Compounds: Drug Metabolism and Absorption

edited by

Dong Hyun Kim

and

Agnieszka Potęga

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2164 | Submission Open

Keywords: absorption; anti-cancer activity; biotransformation; detoxification; drug transporters; drug-metabolizing enzymes; metabolic activation; metabolite identification; reactive metabolites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics)

Advances in Nanotechnology-Based Drug Delivery Systems

edited by Carla Serri

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2091 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; nanomedicine; nanotechnology; formulations; green production technologies; biological macromolecule nanoencapsulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)

Advances in Liposomes for Drug Delivery

edited by

Sophia G. Antimisiaris

,

Athanasios Skouras

and

Antonia Marazioti

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1547 | Submission Open

Keywords: liposomes; drug delivery; liposome-based therapeutics; controlled release; liposome technology; encapsulation; liposome stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

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