Advances in Polymeric Micelles for Therapeutic Applications
A special issue of Pharmaceutics (ISSN 1999-4923). This special issue belongs to the section "Biopharmaceutics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2022) | Viewed by 16842
Special Issue Editors
2. LAQV-REQUIMTE, Galenic and Pharmaceutical Technology Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: polymeric micelles; micelleplexes; controlled release; gene therapy; cancer; nanotechnology
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Interests: nanomedicine; polymer micelles; cancer therapy; gene delivery; NMR spectroscopy
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2. LAQV-REQUIMTE, Galenic and Pharmaceutical Technology Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
3. Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR) Area of Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: nanomedicine; polymer micelles; cancer therapy; gene delivery; micelleplexes; natural compounds; immunotherapy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is collecting selected papers from the first “Advances in Polymeric Micelles for therapeutic applications” conference. The conference is organized by the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, and will be held in Coimbra on 24 January 2022, both in person and online. Registration is free of charge but is mandatory for participation, and the deadline for registration is 22 January 2022 at https://forms.gle/WZsdZx4r1sY21u669.
The meeting will focus on the latest advances and current challenges in the application of therapeutic polymeric micelles. The chosen topics will be presented by renowned experts in the field, and a special opportunity will be given to young scientists to present their work.
The participants are cordially invited to contribute to this Special Issue of Pharmaceutics with original research or review papers.
The following topics will be covered:
- Synthesis and characterization of polymeric micelles
- Therapeutic and diagnostic application of polymeric micelles.
Prof. Dr. Ana Figueiras
Dr. Ivana Jarak
Dr. Cátia Domingues
Guest Editors
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This Special Issue is collecting selected papers from the first “Advances in Polymeric Micelles for therapeutic applications” conference. The conference is organized by the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, and will be held in Coimbra on 24 January 2022, both in person and online. Registration is free of charge but is mandatory for participation, and the deadline for registration is 22 January 2022 at https://forms.gle/WZsdZx4r1sY21u669.
The meeting will focus on the latest advances and current challenges in the application of therapeutic polymeric micelles. The chosen topics will be presented by renowned experts in the field, and a special opportunity will be given to young scientists to present their work.
The participants are cordially invited to contribute to this Special Issue of Pharmaceutics with original research or review papers.
The following topics will be covered:
- Synthesis and characterization of polymeric micelles
- Therapeutic and diagnostic application of polymeric micelles.
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