Novel Drug Delivery Systems for Natural Extracts
A special issue of Pharmaceutics (ISSN 1999-4923). This special issue belongs to the section "Drug Delivery and Controlled Release".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2025 | Viewed by 74
Special Issue Editor
Interests: plant extracts’ bioactivity; functional food; bone metabolism; inflammation; aging; animal models; diabetes mellitus; insulin resistance
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Dear Colleagues,
We invite you to contribute to the Special Issue entitled "Novel Drug Delivery Systems for Natural Extracts", which aims to bridge the gap between traditional pharmacology and the cutting-edge science of pharmaceutics. This Special Issue will focus on the innovative use of natural extracts, including plant and animal extracts, in developing advanced drug delivery systems, formulations, and dosage forms to enhance the efficacy, stability, bioavailability, and patient compliance of treatments.
We are looking for high-quality research articles, reviews, and case studies that contribute to the development of novel drug delivery systems incorporating natural extracts. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the identification and characterization of active compounds, the design and optimization of delivery systems (such as nanoparticles, liposomes, or hydrogels), pharmacokinetic studies, drug release behavior analysis, stability analysis, and the evaluation of efficacy and safety in animal models and clinical studies. Contributions exploring interdisciplinary research involving engineering, biomedical sciences, and cell biology in the context of natural extract drug delivery are particularly welcome.
We await your innovative contributions.
Dr. Beata Nowak
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- natural extracts
- drug delivery systems
- pharmacokinetics
- liposome
- nanoparticles
- hydrogel
- controlled release
- biopharmaceutics
- plant extracts
- animal products
- marine products
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