Polymeric Biomaterials and Drug Delivery Systems II
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 May 2023) | Viewed by 2212
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biopolymers; drug eluting stent; drug release mechanisms; cardiovascular diseases; kinetic models; polymer matrix; in-vitro assays
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Interests: polymeric biomaterials; drug eluting stent; drug release mechanisms; cardiovascular diseases; kinetic models; polymer matrix; in-vitro assays
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymeric biomaterials are widely used in oral and targeted drug delivery systems, particularly in tablets and microcapsules, microparticles, microspheres, patches, balloons and drug-eluting stents, related to different pathologies. Developing and designing a drug delivery system, corresponding to a specific therapy for achieving a desired release profile, maintaining a sufficient mechanical stress, and minimizing secondary effects, is of importance. Multiple advances have been made in using polymers in these regards, both in terms of their intrinsic properties and in their processing methods.
Evaluating these conjugated carriers by considering variations in the physical and mechanical properties of polymers, and the effects of different factors such as temperature, initial drug load, circulation rate, pH, etc., are among the subjects targeted here.
This Special Issue will cover, but is not limited to, all original reviews and research articles dedicated to:
- The potential of polymers as drug carriers, in in vitro, ex vivo or in vivo release tests;
- Physiochemical and mechanical characterization;
- The influence of manufacturing processes;
- Design and optimization methods;
- The analysis of release profiles by considering different release mechanisms;
- Mathematical models and numerical simulation.
Prof. Dr. Farid Bakir
Dr. Navideh Abbasnezhad
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- polymeric biomaterials
- drug delivery systems
- physical and mechanical characterizations
- drug release mechanisms and kinetics
- numerical and empirical modeling
- polymer processing and manufacturing
- biodegradability
- biocompatibility
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