Application of Electrohydrodynamic Techniques for Delivery of Therapeutic Agents
A special issue of Pharmaceutics (ISSN 1999-4923). This special issue belongs to the section "Pharmaceutical Technology, Manufacturing and Devices".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 March 2025 | Viewed by 128
Special Issue Editors
Interests: electrospinning; wound healing; drug encapsulation; polymer-based scaffolding; electrospraying
Interests: electrospinning; functional polymeric nanomaterials; nanocomposites; hydrogels; biomedical applications of nanomaterials; antimicrobials properties; tissue engineering
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Dear Colleagues,
Electrohydrodynamic processing techniques are powerful tools for fabricating materials with a wide range of structures, from nanometers to micrometers, making them highly suitable for biomedical applications. Among the most promising areas of exploration is the development of novel drug delivery systems. These systems can encapsulate and deliver a variety of bioactive agents, including antimicrobial substances, nanomaterials, anticancer drugs, nucleic acids, peptides, enzymes, bacteria, and proteins. However, the current challenge lies in optimizing the incorporation, encapsulation, and subsequent controlled release of these agents to the target site. Key factors include maximizing loading efficiency, ensuring effective release profiles, maintaining the stability of sensitive therapeutics, and designing systems that allow for ease of administration.
This Special Issue aims to highlight the latest advancements and emerging trends in the use of electrospinning and electrospraying techniques for the development of novel biomedical applications, including relatively unexplored fields such as applications in diabetes, hormone therapies, and autoimmune diseases. Submissions of original research articles containing experimental data are encouraged, as well as comprehensive review articles that provide a critical analysis of recent progress in the field. Topics of interest include but are not limited to, innovations in material design, the development of multifunctional drug delivery platforms, and advancements in the encapsulation and release of therapeutic agents.
Dr. Gustavo Abraham
Dr. Silvestre Bongiovanni Abel
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- drug-loaded electrospun nanofibrous mats
- drug-loaded electrosprayed micro- and nanoparticles
- targeted drug delivery systems
- therapeutic agent’s encapsulation techniques
- antimicrobial nanofibrous mats
- protein-loaded release
- novel applications of electrospun nanofibers
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