Innovative Biomaterials for Precise Drug Delivery
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 February 2025 | Viewed by 81
Special Issue Editors
Interests: innovative biomaterials; nanomaterials for biomedical applications; drug delivery systems; wound dressings
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Interests: biomaterials; photopolymerization; emulsions; nanomaterials; polymer sorbents
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue of Pharmaceutics dedicated to innovative materials for advanced drug carriers. With the progress in the fields of biomedical sciences and chemistry, new opportunities emerge in the development of novel biomaterials. The advancement in biomaterial synthesis technologies, as well as research methods, significantly expands the scope of biomaterial design, leading to their tailored adaptation to specific therapeutic requirements. One of the rapidly evolving categories of biomaterials includes those intended for precise drug delivery. Among the drug delivery vehicles of particular interest are carriers such as microspheres, liposomes, and nanocomposite biomaterials, as well as gel-based systems like oleogels, organogels, or emulsion-drug delivery systems. An important subgroup of drug delivery platforms comprises stimuli-responsive drug carriers or theranostic drug delivery systems.
Hence, this Special Issue aims to compile the latest research encompassing innovative biomaterials with a particular focus on innovative drug delivery platforms.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Stimuli-responsive drug delivery vehicles;
- Controlled delivery of both hydrophilic and hydrophobic drugs;
- Theranostic drug delivery systems;
- Wound dressings with drug delivery functions;
- Implants/coatings incorporated with therapeutic substances.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Anna Drabczyk
Dr. Sonia Kudłacik-Kramarczyk
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- drug delivery vehicles
- theranostic drug delivery systems
- stimuli-responsive systems
- liposomes
- microspheres
- oleogels
- organogels
- emulsion-based drug carriers
- core–shell systems with drug delivery functions
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