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Antiviral and Antibacterial: Focus on Novel Therapeutic Agents and Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Sara Consalvi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2835 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal chemistry; antibacterials; antivirals; drug development; drug resistance; drug delivery; drug candidates; drug repurposing

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

Polymer-Based Dressings for Skin Regeneration and Wound Dressing Applications

edited by

Blessing Atim Aderibigbe

and

Sibusiso Alven

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1939 | Submission Open

Keywords: wound healing; skin regeneration; chronic wounds; wound dressings; biopolymers; synthetic polymers; nanofibers; hydrogels; films; sponges; wafer; foams; composites; bioactive agents; self-healing materials; nanomaterials; advanced materials; hydrocolloids; 3D printing; polymeric microneedles; biopolymers; antibacterial activity; essential oils

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

Extracellular Vesicles for Cancer Therapy

edited by

Ana Luísa Teixeira

and

Mariana Morais

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open

Keywords: liposomes; exosomes; electroporation; transfection; RNA technologies; vaccines; targeted therapy; immunology; gene therapy

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

Smart Pharmaceutical Technologies for Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering

edited by Helena Rouco and

Mariana Landin

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery; bioprinting; Artificial Intelligence; tissue engineering; pharmaceutical technology

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

Research on Porphyrin Compounds Used in Photodynamic Anticancer and Antimicrobial Therapy

edited by

Nela Malatesti

and Ivana Ratkaj

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open

Keywords: porphyrins; design; synthesis; and characterization; amphiphilicity/lipophilicity; drug dose and light dose; ROS/singlet oxygen production; anticancer photodynamic therapy; antimicrobial photodynamic therapy; hypoxia; cellular binding/uptake; in vitro and in vivo studies

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

Dosage Forms in Drug Delivery: State of the Art and Future Perspectives

edited by

Cristina Martín-Sabroso

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: dosage forms; drug delivery; tablets; capsules; nanoparticles; liposomes; patches; microparticles; implants; therapeutic efficacy

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

Membrane Transport and Drug Permeation

edited by

Maria Lambros

and Alekha K. Dash

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug permeation; membrane transporter; membrane transport; ABC transporter; targeted delivery; membrane-transport protein; blood-brain barrier; solute carrier; ATP-binding cassette family (ABC) transporters; drug delivery

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

Drug Delivery for Natural Extract Applications

edited by

Nada Ćujić Nikolić

Katarina Šavikin

, Milica Radan and Jelena Mudrić

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural-based extracts; natural-based products; bioactive compounds; optimization of extraction; green and conventional extraction methods; by-product; waste; unexploited; underutilized products; antioxidants; biological activities; mode of action; encapsulation; carriers and biopolymers; drug delivery system; therapeutics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)

The Potential of Silver Nanoparticles in Anti-cancer Therapy

edited by

Mariana Morais

and

Ana Luísa Teixeira

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: silver nanoparticles; nanomedicine; cancer; oncology; therapy resistance; nanotechnology; nanoparticle functionalization; nanotoxicity

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

Biomimetic Nanocarriers for Oral Drug Delivery

edited by

Xingwang Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipid nanoparticles; micro/nanoemulsions; liposomes; micelles; nanovesicles; nanoparticles; nanocarriers; exosomes; biomembrane; biomimetic systems; bioavailability; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics

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

Advances in Drug Delivery Systems for Targeted Neurological Therapies

edited by Shahrzad Latifi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery; brain; central nervous system; neurological disorders; blood– brain barrier; nanothechnology; nanotherapeutics; brain networks

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

ROS-Mediated Nano Drug Delivery for Antitumor Therapy

edited by Yanjuan Huang and Xiaoyu Xu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: antitumor therapy; reactive oxygen species (ROS); ROS-mediated biomedical nanotechnology; ROS-responsive nano drug delivery; ROS-mediated immunotherapy; ROS-mediated combination therapy; oxidation therapy; photodynamic therapy (PDT); sonodynamic therapy (SDT); chemodynamic therapy (CDT); radiodynamic therapy (RDT); microdynamic therapy (MDT); electrodynamic therapy (EDT)

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

Functional Polymers for Targeted Therapeutics and Gene Delivery

edited by Łukasz Sieroń and

Emanuela Fabiola Craparo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer; nanoparticle; nucleic acid delivery; targeted therapy; targeted delivery; gene therapy

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

Innovative Nano-Delivery Systems for Enhanced Oral Disease Therapies

edited by

Adina Bianca Bosca

Aranka Ilea

and Elena Dinte

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery systems; oral diseases; nanomaterials; nanoformulations; biomaterials; natural compounds

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

Targeting the Lungs: The Potential of Aerosolized Medications in Gene Therapy

edited by Tristan Montier and Rosy Ghanem

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerosol delivery; gene therapy; lipid-based gene delivery; viral vectors; pulmonary disease; nucleic acid-based vaccines

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

Recent Advances in Chitosan-Based Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery

edited by Delia Mihaela Raţă

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; drug delivery systems; chitosan-coated liposomes; solid lipid nanoparticles; chitosan nanofibers; conjugated polymers; nanocomposites

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

Advances in Colloidal Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Wei Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: colloidal drug delivery; liposomes; nanoparticles; micelles; solubility enhancement; bioavailability; targeted delivery; controlled release

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

Mathematical Modeling of Polymer-Based Drug Delivery Systems: Mechanisms and Applications

edited by

Maricel Agop

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymers; drug delivery; mathematical model; experimental data

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

Microfluidic Assembly of Nanocomplexes for Drug and Gene Delivery

edited by Tiago Albertini Balbino and

Ismail Eş

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: microfluidics; nanocomplex assembly; drug delivery; gene delivery; polymer nanoparticle; lipid nanoparticle; process optimization; mRNA vaccine delivery

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

Biomaterials-Based Drug Delivery Systems in Regenerative Medicine

edited by

Rogério Leone Buchaim

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: tissue regeneration; drug delivery systems; regenerative medicine; biomaterials; stem cell therapy; gene therapy; nanostructured biomaterials; biomimetic materials; decellularized extracellular matrices

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

Cutting-Edge 3D Printing Technology for Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering

edited by

Eliana Aparecida de Rezende Duek

and Moema Hausen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; smart materials; bioactive molecules; drug delivery systems; tissue engineering; biomaterials for tissue healing; 3D scaffolds; cell therapy with biomaterials

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

Ophthalmic Drug Delivery, 3rd Edition

edited by

Francisco Javier Otero-Espinar

and

Anxo Fernández Ferreiro

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6086 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocular pharmacokinetics; ocular drug delivery systems; ocular routs of drug administration; intravitreal administration; topical administration

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

ADME Properties in the Drug Delivery

edited by

Luciana Scotti

and

Marcus Tullius Scotti

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6024 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery; ADMET; medicinal chemistry; pharmacokinetic properties

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

Advances in the Preparation and Technology of Pharmaceutical Solid Dosage Forms

edited by

Inês C. B. Martins

and Daniele Musumeci

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 954 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmaceutics; solid dosage forms; amorphous systems; crystalline systems; drug delivery systems; solid-state characterization; pharmaceutical technology; manufacturing processes

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

Application of Electrohydrodynamic Techniques for Delivery of Therapeutic Agents

edited by

Gustavo Abraham

and

Silvestre Bongiovanni Abel

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

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

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

Advances in Self-Double-Emulsifying Drug Delivery Systems

edited by Lissinda Hester Du Plessis and

Joe Viljoen

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: characterization; dosage form; lipophilic drug delivery systems; lipophilic drugs; permeability; self-double-emulsifying drug delivery systems; self-emulsification; solubility; stability

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

Nanotechnology and RNA-Based Technologies Applied to Prophylaxis and Advanced Therapies

edited by

Bruna Aparecida Souza Machado

and Vinicius Pinto Costa Rocha

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: RNA-technologies; nanotechnology; messenger RNA (mRNA); interference RNA (RNAi); vaccines; treatment

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

Nanocrystal-Based Targeted Drug Delivery Systems

edited by Yancai Wang

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocrystals; nanosuspensions; nanotechnology; drug delivery; bioavailability; solubility; stability

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

Unlocking Cancer Treatment: Harnessing Lipid Nanocarriers for Precision Drug Delivery

edited by Joydeb Majumder

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer therapy; nano therapeutics; lipid nanoparticles; drug delivery; targeted delivery; nanomedicine

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

Electrospun Fibers, Tissue Engineering, and Drug Delivery: Strategies and Potential Solutions for a Complex Issue

edited by Adrienn Kazsoki and

Constantinos Voniatis

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrospinning; fibrous mesh; drug delivery systems; biodegradable membranes; nanofibers; potential drug candidates for nanofibrous dosage forms

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

Advancing Biologic Drug Development Through Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modelling and Simulations

edited by

Victor Mangas Sanjuán

and Javier Reig Lopez

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 29 | Submission Open

Keywords: monoclonal antibodies; antibody-drug conjugates; bispecific antibodies; PBPK; target-mediated drug disposition; lysosomal degradation; FcRn binding; special populations

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

Advances in Radiopharmaceuticals for Disease Diagnoses and Therapy

edited by Kuan Hu and Volkan Tekin

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7123 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiopharmaceutical; radionuclide therapy; radiotherapy; cancer treatment; imaging-guided therapy; radiotheranostics; nontumor diseases; alpha radiotherapy; disease treatment; therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Pharmaceutics)

Population Pharmacokinetics and Its Clinical Applications

edited by

Katarina Vučićević

and Branislava Miljković

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6061 | Submission Open

Keywords: model-informed precision dosing (MIPD); therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM); dosing adjustments; special populations; nonlinear mixed-effects modeling (NONMEM); PK/PD models

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

Natural Products in Photodynamic Therapy

edited by Renato Sonchini Gonçalves and Gustavo Braga

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3680 | Submission Open

Keywords: photodynamic therapy; photosensitizer; natural product; bioactive compounds; combination therapy

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

Transdermal Delivery: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by Nina Dragićević

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2304 | Submission Open

Keywords: transdermal drug delivery; nanocarrier; iontophoresis; electroporation; ultrasound; liposome; nanoparticle

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

Bioactive Molecules for Targeted Cancer Therapy and Delivery Innovations

edited by

Cristian O. Salas

and Felipe Andrés Oyarzún-Ampuero

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive molecules; targeted therapy; angiogenesis inhibitors; signal transduction inhibitors; nano and micromedicines; drug delivery; spatial and temporal drug release

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

Hybrid Nanosystems for Anticancer Therapy

edited by

Deblin Jana

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid nanoparticles; targeted therapy; anti-cancer treatment; drug delivery; cancer immunotherapy

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

Advances in Analysis and Modeling of Solid Drug Product

edited by

Ashish Kumar

and

Kensaku Matsunami

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: design-of-experiments (DoE); data-driven modeling/analysis; mechanistic modeling; hybrid modeling; uncertainty analysis; real-time monitoring/release testing; digitalization

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

Antibacterial Nanoformulations Based on Natural Products

edited by

Alejandro Madrid

Iván Jose Montenegro Venegas

and Enrique Werner

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoformulation; essential oil; extract; semisynthetic compound; hybrid compound; resinous exudate; antimicrobial agents; natural products

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

Plant-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Cancer Therapeutics and Drug Delivery

edited by

Giordano Perini

and Lishan Cui

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-derived extracellular vesicles; cancer therapeutics; drug delivery systems; nanoparticles; oncology; molecular mechanisms; targeted therapy; biocompatibility

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

Carbohydrate-Based Carriers for Drug Delivery, 2nd Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; drug delivery; release profile; polisaccharides; oligosaccharides; inclusion complexes; targeted therapy

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

Pharmacy Compounding of Personalized Preparation for Specific Patients: Challenges and Advantages, 2nd Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open

Keywords: formulations; drug compounding; extemporaneous preparations; galenics; quality; standard operating procedures

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

Functional Polymers for Drug and Gene Delivery

edited by

Ruvanthi N. Kularatne

Mihaela C. Stefan

and Dineli Ranathunga

submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8026 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer drug delivery; polymer gene delivery; micelles; lipid nanoparticles; polyplexes; dendrimers; polymer conjugates

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

Advances in Hot Melt Extrusion Technology

edited by

Dinesh Nyavanandi

and

Valentyn Mohylyuk

submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: hot melt extrusion; solubility enhancement; amorphous solid dispersion; additive manufacturing; twin screw granulation; continuous manufacturing; lipid-based drug delivery systems; patient-centric dosage forms; fused deposition modeling 3D printing; bioavailability

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

Advances in Delivery of Peptides and Proteins

edited by

Jingyuan Wen

and Mengyang Liu

submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open

Keywords: peptide delivery; protein delivery; bioavailability; stability; nanoparticles; encapsulation; controlled release; pharmaceutical innovation

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

Development of Nucleic Acid Delivery System

edited by

Wei Huang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 18593 | Submission Open

Keywords: nucleic acid delivery system; nonviral vectors; gene delivery; siRNA delivery; gene editing system delivery; mRNA delivery; codelivery of small-molecule drugs and nucleic acids; clinical transformation of nucleic acid delivery systems

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

Recent Advances in Therapeutic Strategies for the Treatment of Pediatric Diseases

edited by

Mariaevelina Alfieri

and

Peppino Mirabelli

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15770 | Submission Open

Keywords: pediatric diseases ; drug discovery ; gene therapy ; drug delivery ; novel therapies ; new biomarkers ; molecular basis ; gene mutations ; therapeutic targets

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

Advances in Oral Administration

edited by

Guanyu Chen

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13749 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral drug delivery; protein and peptide drugs; oral bioavailability; novel delivery systems; intestinal drug permeation

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

Polymer-Based Delivery System

edited by

Jianqing Gao

and

Jing Zhang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10837 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer therapeutics; diagnostic tolls; targeting delivery; drug combination; bioresponsive carriers; controlled release; stability and bioavailability; stimuli-responsive materials

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

Recent Advances in Microneedle-Mediated Drug Delivery, 2nd Edition

edited by

Xin Pan

and

Guilan Quan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6302 | Submission Open

Keywords: transdermal drug delivery; microneedle-mediated drug delivery; dissolving microneedles

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

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