Pharmaceutics

Exploring the Versatility of Cyclodextrins in Pharmaceutical Formulations

edited by

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 432 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyclodextrins; CDs; inclusion complexes; cyclodextrin-based nanosponges; excipients; host– guest complexes; complexes

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

Customized Pharmaceutics: Innovations for Diverse Populations

edited by

Irene Clemes Külkamp-Guerreiro

and

Renata Vidor Contri

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 302 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; 3D printing; quality by design; patient-centric approaches; customized pharmaceuticals; pediatrics; geriatrics; veterinary medicine; age-appropriate formulations; taste masking

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

Bioadhesive Nanocarriers: Innovations in Drug Release and Therapeutic Effectiveness

edited by

Luana Mota Ferreira

,

Marcel Henrique Marcondes Sari

and Reolon Jéssica Brandão

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocarriers; bioadhesive materials; mucoadhesive materials; drug delivery; topic formulations; efficacy optimization

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

Application of Silver Nanoparticles in Cancer Treatment

edited by

Serena Mazzucchelli

and Francesco Ragonese

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open

Keywords: silver nanoparticles; nanomedicine; nanotechnology; cancer therapy; cancer diagnostics; cancer theranostics; tumor targeting; drug delivery systems; in vitro studies; in vivo studies

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

Nano-Based Technology for Glioblastoma

edited by

Maria João Ramalho

and Joana Peixoto

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; glioblastoma; blood– brain barrier; diagnosis; therapy; drug delivery; nose-to-brain delivery; targeted delivery; surface modification

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

Controlled-Release Drug Delivery Systems for Anti-inflammatory and Wound Healing Action

edited by

Vladimir Zivkovic

,

Jovana Bradic

and Anica M. Petrović

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: controlled drug delivery systems; systems for topical delivery; physicochemical characterization; stability studies; rheological properties; release and permeation testing; anti-inflammatory properties; wound-healing properties; natural products

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

Advances in Controlled Delivery of Therapeutic Biomacromolecules

edited by

María Isabel Rial-Hermida

and Caroline Santos A. De Lima

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open

Keywords: therapeutic peptides and proteins; drug delivery systems; pharmacokinetics; hydrogels; nanotechnology; targeting; advanced formulations for drug delivery; microemulsions; growth factors; gens; pharmaceutical technology; biomaterials; enzymes; mAb

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

Electrospinning in Drug Delivery Applications

edited by

Judyta Cielecka-Piontek

and

Magdalena Paczkowska-Walendowska

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 260 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrospinning; nanofibers; nanostructures; nanomaterials; nanotechnology; drug delivery; polymers; biopolymers; controlled release; topical application; tissue-engineered scaffold; wound dressing; systematic delivery

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

Research on the Development of Semi-solid Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Self-Emulsifying Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Pálma Fehér

and

Liza Józsa

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: semi-solid dosage forms; ointments; creams; gels; transdermal patches; self-emulsifying drug delivery systems; topical delivery; transdermal delivery

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

Gene Therapy with LNPs, Possibilities, Limitations, New Strategies

edited by Jason Duskey and

Ilaria Ottonelli

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene therapy; lipid nanoparticles; nucleic acid delivery; nuclear targeted LNPs; microfluidic production of LNPs

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

Biocompatible Polymers for Drug Delivery

edited by

Nebojša Pavlović

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; biocompatible polymers; functional materials; natural polymers; polymeric composites; drug delivery systems; biohydrogels; formulation challenges; controlled release; biomedical applications

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

RNA-Based Vaccines and Therapeutics

edited by Sotiris Missailidis, Patrícia Cristina Da Costa Neves and Ana Paula Dinis Ano Bom

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open

Keywords: RNA vaccines; RNA therapeutics; delivery systems; analytical and process development; global health implications

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

Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles: Innovative Designs for Photodynamic and Photothermal Therapy in Cancer and Bacterial Infections—Preclinical Evaluation and Beyond

edited by

Luis Ibarra

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: conjugated polymer nanoparticles; organic semiconducting materials; biomedical application; drug delivery; preclinical evaluation; antimicrobial nanoparticles; antitumoral nanoparticles

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

Stability of Medicines and Novel Approaches for Predicting Drug Stability

edited by

Dolores R. Serrano

and

Juan José Torrado Durán

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 30793 | Submission Open

Keywords: stability; 3D printing; ICH; physical stability; biologicals

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

Nanofibrous Scaffolds: Promising Wound Dressing Materials

edited by

Blessing Atim Aderibigbe

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11980 | Submission Open

Keywords: wound dressings; skin regeneration; biopolymers; synthetic polymers; chronic wounds; acute wounds; electrospun nanofibers; biomaterials; nanomaterials; advanced materials; polymer nanoparticles; antibacterial activity; nanofibrous scaffolds

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

New Insights into Transporters in Drug Development

edited by

Sook Wah Yee

and

Hong Shen

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10647 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane transporters; drug– drug interactions; in vitro-to-in vivo extrapolation; transporters as therapeutic targets; regulation of transporter expression and activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)

Exosomes as Drug Carriers for Cancer Therapy

edited by

Sveva Bollini

and

Beáta Soltész

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9607 | Submission Open

Keywords: exosomes; extracellular vesicles; cancer; biomarker; non-invasive; liquid biopsy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biologics and Biosimilars)

Smart Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery in Cancer Therapy

edited by

Gema Marcelo

,

Celia Nieto

and

Milena A. Vega

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5588 | Submission Open

Keywords: liposomes and lipid-based formulations; polymeric and metal nanoparticles; hydrogels and nanocomposites; targeted drug delivery; smart drug delivery; controlled drug release; nanomaterial fuctionalization

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

Advanced Pharmaceutical Excipients Used in Solid Dosage Forms

edited by

Ivana Aleksić

and

Jelena Djuris

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3773 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid dosage forms; co-processed excipients; mesoporous materials; multifunctional excipients; directly compressible; high-functionality excipients; bioavailability enhancement; continuous processing; patient compliance; sustainability; poor solubility

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

Precision Dosing in Clinical Therapeutics: The Application of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacometrics

edited by

Raj Badhan

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3094 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacokinetics; pharmacometrics; PBPK; drug– drug interactions; pediatrics; pregnancy; oral bioavailability; modelling and simulation; population pharmacokinetics

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

New Insights into Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling

edited by Zubida M. Al-Majdoub

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3072 | Submission Open

Keywords: physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling; drug– drug interactions; drug– gene interactions; PBPK-based precision dosing; PBPK-based Quantitative Systems Pharmacology

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

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Biologics

edited by Tiago Lazzaretti Fernandes and Daniela Franco Bueno

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: osteoarthritis; cartilage repair; biologics; orthobiologics; cartilage repair; therapy; cells; tissue engineering; stem cells; mesenchymal stromal cells; intra-articular injections; drug discovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biologics and Biosimilars)

Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cell Extracellular Vesicles: From Active Principle to Next Generation Drug Delivery

edited by

Margherita Pomatto

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13433 | Submission Open

Keywords: mesenchymal cells ; stem cells ; extracellular vesicles ; exosomes ; therapy ; delivery ; vehicle ; carrier ; drug ; clinic

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

Advances in Drug Delivery Systems of Plant Extracts for Antibacterial and Antioxidant Applications

edited by

Montse Mitjans Arnal

and

Paulina Żarnowiec

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1438 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; drug delivery systems; pharmaceutical formulation; antibacterial and antioxidant applications; pharmacokinetics; biopharmaceutics; nanoparticles; liposomes; hydrogels

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

Drug Design and Novel Biomarkers for the Treatment of Gastrointestinal Tumors

edited by Lucia Scarabel and Alessia Bignucolo

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 381 | Submission Open

Keywords: immunogenetics; pharmacogenetics; gastrointestinal cancer; colorectal cancer; rectal cancer; prognostic biomarkers; genetic susceptibility factors; precision medicine; immune system; clinical implementation; immunocheckpoint inhibitors; immunotherapy; chemotherapy; radiotherapy; repurposing drug; drug design and targeted drugs; gut microbiome; gut microbiota-related biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Pharmaceutics)

Advances in Drug Delivery Systems for Transmucosal Routes Applied in the Treatment of Infectious and Chronic Degenerative Diseases

edited by Fernanda Isadora Boni

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: mucosal permeation; drug delivery system development; biological behavior; mucoadhesion; mucopermeation; mucosal route of administration

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

Pharmaceutical Solids: Advanced Manufacturing and Characterization

edited by Vivek Verma

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14899 | Submission Open

Keywords: hot melt extrusion (HME); nanotechnology (nanoparticles and nanosuspensions; nanoprecipitation and nano emulsification); three-dimensional printing; spray drying including supercritical CO2-assisted spray drying; quality-by-design (QbD) approach; continuous manufacturing; artificial intelligence and machine learning; template/surface assisted crystallisation; microwave assisted manufacturing; sono precipitation; mechanochemistry; advanced characterizations such as X-Ray Diffraction (XRD); Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC); Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM); Raman Spectroscopy; Dynamic Vapor Sorption (DVS); Inverse Gas Chromatography (IGC); Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM); scanning white light interferometry; TOF-SIMS; XPS; Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance; in situ PXRD; TEM; and SEM; SEM-Raman; and other solid state characterizations; hyperspectral imaging; MRI characterization of solid pharmaceutical dosage forms; X-ray tomography and terahertz pulsed spectroscopy and imaging; NIR spectroscopy; Process Analytical Technology (PAT)

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

Natural Nanoparticle for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, 2nd Edition

edited by

Serena Mazzucchelli

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10890 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural nanoparticles; drug delivery; tumor-targeting probes

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

Advances in Bioactive Peptides from Natural Sources: Characterization, Biological Targets and Promising Applications

edited by

Daniel Dias Rufino Arcanjo

,

José Roberto de Souza de Almeida Leite

and

Alexandra Plácido

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5842 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactivity; synthesis; pharmacology; toxicology; immunogenicity; snake venom; scorpion venom; skin secretion; nanoparticles; bioassays

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biologics and Biosimilars)

Nano-Drug Delivery Systems for Targeting the Tumor Microenvironment and Simultaneously Overcoming Drug Resistance Properties

edited by

Odília Queirós

and

Patrícia M. A. Silva

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4992 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer therapy; multidrug resistance; mechanisms of drug resistance; tumor microenvironment; ABC transporters; combined therapy; drug delivery

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

Application Prospects and Challenges of Cell-Penetrating Peptides in Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Zoltán Bánóczi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4549 | Submission Open

Keywords: cell-penetrating peptide; peptide conjugate; cellular uptake; structure-activity relationship; drug-delivery systems

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

Application of Nanocarrier Systems for the Delivery of Bioactive Natural Products and Derivatives Thereof

edited by

Valeria Patricia Sülsen

,

Maria Do Céu Costa

and

Constantinos Athanassopoulos

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3902 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; nanocarriers; natural compounds; novel drug delivery (NDDS); target delivery

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

Lipid/Polymer-Based Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Dawei Guo

and Xiuge Gao

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3303 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipid-based nanomaterials; polymer-based nanoparticles; lipid/polymer hybrid nanoparticles; targeted drug delivery; antimicrobial application; wound healing; cancer therapy; mRNA vaccines; transdermal delivery; oral administration

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

Ultrasound Assisted in Tumor Immunotherapy

edited by

Yi-Ju Ho

and

Wei-Wen Liu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3191 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrasound; immunotherapy; tumor microenvironment; thermal effect; cavitation effect; micro/nano-bubble; micro/nano-droplet; permeability; therapeutics

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

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 20 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2775 | Submission Open

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

Metal Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy, 2nd Edition

edited by

Panchanathan Manivasagan

and

Eue-Soon Jang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1817 | Submission Open

Keywords: various metal-based nanoparticles; green synthesis of nanoparticles; cancer therapy; synthesis and characterization; in vitro and in vivo studies; multimodel imaging; theranostics; tumor targeting; drug delivery system; phototherapy

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

Polymer- and Lipid-Based Nanostructured Drug Delivery Systems for the Treatment of CNS Diseases: Recent Advances towards Clinical Application, 2nd Edition

edited by

Giuseppe Trapani

and

Massimo Conese

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1799 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodegenerative diseases; neurological diseases; brain tumors; brain targeting; nose-to-brain delivery; polymers from natural and renewable resources; polymer/lipid nanoparticles; neurotrophic factors; stem cells; exosomes

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

Computer-Aided Development: Recent Advances and Expectations

edited by Alan Talevi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1303 | Submission Open

Keywords: ADME; ADMET; antitarget; drug design; computer-aided drug design; computer-assisted drug design; computer-guided drug design; ligand-based approaches; machine learning; deep learning; de novo drug design; fragment-based drug design; avatar clinical research

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

Novel Therapies Based on Autophagy Modulation: Targets, Mechanisms, and Delivery Approaches

edited by

Maria Tikhonova

and

Alexander B. Pupyshev

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1124 | Submission Open

Keywords: autophagy; neurodegeneration; neuroprotection; mTOR; oncology; pharmacodynamics; pharmacokinetics; anticancer therapy

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

Emerging Trends in Bioequivalence Research

edited by

Marcelo Gomes Davanço

,

Im-Sook Song

and

Beom-Jin Lee

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 991 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioequivalence; bioavailability; pharmacokinetics; ICH M13; complex generics; biowaiver based on BCS; bioanalysis; biopredictive dissolution conditions; PBBM; IVIVC

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

Peptide–Drug Conjugates for Targeted Delivery

edited by

Eirinaios I. Vrettos

and

Sankarprasad Bhuniya

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 790 | Submission Open

Keywords: Peptide– Drug Conjugate (PDC); peptide; targeted therapy; bioconjugate; prodrug

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

Prospects of Hydrogels in Wound Healing

edited by

Roberta Censi

and Cristina Casadidio

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 695 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterial; hydrogels; wound healing; wound dressing; dermal drug delivery

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

Novel Carriers for Drug Delivery and Brain Disease Treatment across the Blood-Brain Barrier

edited by

Mária A. Deli

and Ana R. Santa-Maria

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel carriers; drug delivery; blood– brain barrier (BBB); carrier technologies; transformative therapies; neurological disorders

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

Lipid-Based Nanoparticles for Transdermal Drug Delivery

edited by

Newton Andréo Filho

and

Heather Benson

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipid nanoparticles; liposomes; LNPs; transdermal drug delivery; nanotechnology

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

Hypromellose in Modern Pharmaceutics: From Advanced Drug Delivery to Process Optimization and Quality Control

edited by

Franc Vrečer

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: hypromellose excipient formulations; manufacturing processes; quality by design; drug delivery systems

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

Advances in Ocular Drug Delivery Systems: From Bench to Bedside

edited by

Lalitkumar K. Vora

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocular pharmacotherapy; ocular drug delivery systems; ocular formulations; nanotechnology; drug bioavailability

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

Natural Innovations in Pharmaceutical Formulation: From Traditional Remedies to Modern Drug Carriers

edited by

Titus Vlase

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: formulation science; natural products; natural compounds; drug carriers; novel drug delivery platforms

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

Advanced Spectroscopic Techniques and Amorphous Systems in Pharmaceutical Formulation

edited by

Alain Hedoux

submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: spectroscopy; amorphous systems; formulation drug solubility; stability; bioavailability

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

Advances in Antiparasitic Agents

edited by Juan José García-Rodríguez

submission deadline 25 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: parasites; parasitic diseases; drug combinations; antiparasitic activity; pharmacokinetics; drug resistance; mechanism of action; formulations; drug synthesis and discovery

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

Recent Advances in Nanotechnology-Based Approaches for Pharmaceutical Applications

edited by

Ionela Cristina Nica

and

Sorina Nicoleta Petrache Voicu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17333 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; drug delivery; biological barriers; pharmaceutical; diagnosis; therapy; efficacy and safety assessment; in vitro and in vivo studies

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

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