Pharmaceutics

Model-Informed Drug Discovery and Development, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yu Chul Kim

submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 31082 | Submission Open

Keywords: modeling and simulation; PK/PD; PBPK; pharmacometrics; systems pharmacology; drug discovery and development

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

Recent Advances in the Development of Hybrid Drugs

edited by

Tânia S. Morais

and

Ana M. de Matos

submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 30673 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid drugs; drug design; fragment-based drug discovery; molecular hybridization; therapeutic approaches; organic hybrid drugs; inorganic/organometallic hybrid drugs; targeting; selectivity

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

Roles of Transporters and Receptors in Drug Delivery to the Brain in Health and Disease

edited by

Gert Fricker

and

Elena Puris

submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14954 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane receptors; brain drug delivery; blood– brain barrier; solute carriers; ABC transporters

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

Micro/Nanostructures and Micro/Nanodevices for Tissue Engineering and Biomedicine

edited by Venkatesan Renugopalakrishnan and

Vivekanandan Palaninathan

submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6452 | Submission Open

Keywords: tissue engineering ; biomaterials ; theranostics ; diagnostics ; nanomedicine ; regenerative medicine ; precision medicine ; nano/microfluidics ; drug delivery ; biosensors ; organ-on-chip ; vaccines ; 3D printing ; nanofabrication

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

Pharmaceutical Solids: Advanced Manufacturing and Characterization

edited by Vivek Verma

submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5459 | 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)

Where Are We Now and Where Is Cell Therapy Headed?

edited by

Andrea Papait

and

Paola Chiodelli

submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5139 | Submission Open

Keywords: stem cells; mesenchymal stromal cells; cell therapy; CAR-T; CAR-NK; cancer; gene therapy; organoids and organ on a chip; extracellular vesicles; secretome

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

Transport and Metabolism of Small-Molecule Drugs, 2nd Edition

edited by

Gus Rosania

submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5027 | Submission Open

Keywords: small molecules; pharmacokinetics; metabolism; drug– drug interactions; pharmacogenomics; drug targeting; drug delivery; in vitro– in vivo correlations; modeling and simulation

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

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 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2422 | 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)

Novel Biopolymer for Targeted Drug Therapy

edited by

Francisco M. Goycoolea

and

Francesca Accioni

submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1899 | Submission Open

Keywords: biopolymer; targeted therapy; biomaterials; bioactivity; microparticles; nanoparticles; nanocomposites; hydrogel; drug delivery

(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 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1227 | 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)

Metal Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy, 2nd Edition

edited by

Manivasagan Panchanathan

and

Eue-Soon Jang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1066 | 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)

Pharmaceutical Applications of Metal Complexes and Derived Materials

edited by

Pedro Ivo da Silva Maia

submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 935 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallodrugs; metal complexes in cancer treatment; metal complexes as antimicrobial agents; delivery systems containing metal complexes; metal complexes in photodynamic therapy; metal complexes in biosensors; metal complexes as biomarkers; radiopharmaceuticals; computational studies in metallodrugs development; mechanism of action of bioactive metal complexes

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

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 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 831 | 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 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 523 | 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)

Lipid Nanostructures as Drug Carriers for Cancer Therapy

edited by

Luís Alexandre Muehlmann

submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer; lipid nanostructures; nanomedicine; nanotechnology; chemotherapy; immunotherapy

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

Recent Advances in Nanodelivery Systems for Plant and Food Derivatives, 2nd Edition

edited by

Anna Rita Bilia

,

Giulia Vanti

and

Eleonora Truzzi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanodelivery system; liposome; nanovesicle; nanoparticle; nanoemulsion; food-macromolecule-based nanodelivery systems; bioavailability; controlled release; natural products; functional food; food supplements; plant derivatives; herbal drugs

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

Lipid Nanoparticles as Strategy to Improve Therapeutics of Antineoplastics: Targeting, Co-delivery and Synergic Excipients/Compounds

edited by

Eneida de Paula

,

Gustavo Henrique Rodrigues da Silva

and

Ludmilla David De Moura

submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipid nanoparticles; nanoemultions; solid lipid nanoparticles; lipid nanocapsules; drug delivery; antineoplastics; anticancer; cancer therapy; gene therapy; immunotherapy; theragnostics

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

Recent Advances in Drug Delivery for the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer

edited by

William H. Gmeiner

submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open

Keywords: colorectal cancer; targeted therapy; drug delivery; drug design; immunotherapy; biopharmaceuticals; pharmacogenomics

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

New Pharmaceutical Targets to Counteract Chronic Inflammation

edited by Maria De Fenza, Vincenzo Pavone,

Daniele D'Alonzo

and

Giuseppe Castellano

submission deadline 20 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: dysregulated chemotaxis; chronic inflammation; ocular diseases; focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; acute kidney disease; new pharmaceutical targets; innovative pharmaceutic treatments and formulations

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

Dosage Form Design for Oral Administration

edited by

Atheer Awad

and

Hend Abdelhakim

submission deadline 22 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 397 | Submission Open

Keywords: controlled release; nanotechnology; peptide and protein; buccal; age-appropriate; taste; packaging; mini-tablets; quality by design; veterinary medicine

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

Association Studies in Clinical Pharmacogenetics—Volume II

edited by

Francisco Abad Santos

and

Pablo Zubiaur

submission deadline 24 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4989 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacogenetics; pharmacogenomics; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics; clinical trials; effectiveness; toxicity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Pharmaceutics)

New Discoveries in Drug Targets and Delivery for Alzheimer’s Disease

edited by

Elena Puris

and

Sabrina Petralla

submission deadline 25 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9619 | Submission Open

Keywords: Alzheimer’ s disease; therapeutic strategies; drug delivery; drug targets; blood– brain barrier; animal models

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

Advances and Challenges in Nasal Formulation Developments, 2nd Edition

edited by

Daisuke Inoue

submission deadline 25 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4540 | Submission Open

Keywords: nasal formulations; intranasal dissolution and permeation; mucosal absorption; excipients for nasal formulations; in vitro dissolution system; in vivo nasal dissolution and absorption

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

Advanced Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery

edited by

Roxana Cristina Popescu

and

Diana Savu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20359 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; drug delivery systems; cancer therapy; antimicrobial applications; antiviral applications

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

Dendrimers: A Themed Issue in Honor of Professor Donald A. Tomalia on the Occasion of His 85th Birthday for His Outstanding Achievements in Advancing the Field of Dendrimers

edited by

Zofia Urbanczyk-Lipkowska

and

Anne-Marie Caminade

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16160 | Submission Open

Keywords: dendrimers; synthesis; theranostic; cancer; biosensors; dendrons; disease treatments

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

Recent Advances in Nanotechnology-Based Approaches for Pharmaceutical Applications

edited by

Ionela Cristina Nica

and

Sorina Nicoleta Petrache Voicu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12146 | 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)

Nanotechnology-Based Pharmaceutical Treatments

edited by

Tania Limongi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10267 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; drug molecules; medications; pharmaceutical treatments; safety; patenting; regulation; GMP; nutraceutical; cosmeceutical remedies

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

Novel Drug Delivery Systems of Phytomedicines

edited by

Xingwang Zhang

and

Wei Wu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8141 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytomedicines; encapsulation; conjugation; lipid formulation; nanocarriers; nanoparticles; micro/nanoemulsions; vesicles; micelles; phytosomes; liposomes; niosomes; bilosomes; exosomes; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics

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

Liposomes and Lipid Nanovesicular Carriers for Drug Delivery

edited by

Giovanna Rassu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6413 | Submission Open

Keywords: liposomes; transfersomes; niosomes; ethosomes; invasomes; phytosomes; nano-sized lipid vesicles; preparation methods; administration routes

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

Novel Drugs, Targets and Therapies against Infectious Diseases

edited by

Eva Torres-Sangiao

and

Erkko O. Ylösmäki

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5640 | Submission Open

Keywords: infectious diseases; immunotherapy; vaccines; nanotechnology; drug formulation; targets; biological therapies

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

Extracellular Vesicles for Early Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy

edited by

Santosh Aryal

and

Sagar Rayamajhi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4660 | Submission Open

Keywords: extracellular vesicles sub-types; extracellular vesicles for drug delivery; extracellular vesicles as cancer therapeutic target; extracellular vesicles-based biomarkers

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

Emerging Pharmaceutical Therapeutics for Neglected Tropical Diseases

edited by Achim Hoerauf and Marc Hübner

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3493 | Submission Open

Keywords: neglected tropical diseases; drug candidate; macrofilaricide; leishmaniasis; onchocerciasis; chagas disease; echinococcosis; foodborne trematodiases; African trypanosomiasis; lymphatic filariasis; schistosomiasis; soil-transmitted helminthiases; taeniasis/cysticercosis; formulation; dosage form; drug delivery; pharmacokinetics

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

Engineering and Characterisation of Novel Nanomedicine Formulations, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ana Isabel Fraguas-Sánchez

,

Francisco Bolás-Fernández

and

Raquel Fernández García

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2918 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; liposomes; solid lipid nanocapsules; drug targeting; cancer; infectious diseases; nanovaccines

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

Transport of Drugs through Biological Barriers—an Asset or Risk

edited by

Anna Sobańska

,

Heidi Kidron

and

Franciska Erdő

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2264 | Submission Open

Keywords: ADMET studies; blood– brain barrier; gastro-intestinal absorption; placenta permeability; drug-likeness; skin/dermal absorption; drug delivery routes; compound transport across biological membranes; absorption of environmental contaminants; QSAR permeability studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)

New Insights into Transporters in Drug Development

edited by

Sook Wah Yee

and

Hong Shen

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2226 | 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)

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

edited by

Zoltán Bánóczi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2028 | 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)

Development of Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Modeling

edited by

Bárbara Sánchez-Dengra

and

Isabel Gonzalez-Alvarez

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1567 | Submission Open

Keywords: physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling (PBPK); modeling and simulations (M& S); pharmacokinetics; ADME; pharmacometrics

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

Nano-Based Drug Delivery System: Recent Developments and Future Prospects

edited by

Lucas Amaral-Machado

, Leonardo Miziara Barboza Ferreira,

Eryvaldo Sócrates Tabosa Do Egito

and

Jonatas Lobato Duarte

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1229 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanostructured carriers; microemulsions; nanoemulsions; nanoparticles; liposomes; nanogels; dendrimers

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

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

edited by

Raj Badhan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1131 | 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)

Polypeptides and Bioconjugates: Synthesis, Anticancer and/or Antimicrobial Activities

edited by

Dancho Danalev

and Emilia Naydenova

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1040 | Submission Open

Keywords: peptides and bioconjugates with anticancer activity; peptides and bioconjugates with antimicrobial activity; peptides and bioconjugates with both anticancer and antimicrobial activity; prodrugs based on amino acids and peptides; mathematical modeling and prediction of properties of peptide molecules with anticancer/antimicrobial properties

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

Development of Novel Tumor-Targeting Nanoparticles, 2nd Edition

edited by

Andrea Lancia

,

Alexander Zaboronok

and

Bryan Mathis

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 585 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; nanoliposomes; nanomicelles; tumor targeting; drug delivery system; cancer; theranostics

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

Polymer Nanoparticles for the Delivery of Anticancer Drugs, 3rd Edition

edited by

Wei Huang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 573 | Submission Open

Keywords: targeted nanoparticles; anticancer drug delivery; siRNA delivery; co-delivery system; stimuli-responsive; polymer nanoparticles; controlled release systems; solubilization

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

Nano-Drug Delivery Technologies for Cancer Immunotherapy

edited by Guangya Xiang and Xiaojuan Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 511 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomedicine; immunotherapy; cancer therapy; drug delivery systems; nanomaterials

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

Prospects of Hydrogels in Wound Healing

edited by

Roberta Censi

and Cristina Casadidio

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 382 | Submission Open

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

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

Peptides-Based Antiviral Agents

edited by

Marina Sala

and

Maria Carmina Scala

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 316 | Submission Open

Keywords: peptide synthesis; antiviral agent; viral resistance; drug discovery; synthetic compounds

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

Recent Advances in Nanoparticles for Mucosal Drug Delivery

edited by

Fernando Notario-Pérez

and

Roberto Ruiz-Caro

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioavailability enhancement; controlled release; mucoadhesion; mucopenetration; nanocarriers; nanomedicines; targeted drug delivery; topical drug delivery; vaccine delivery

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

Particle Engineering for Drug Delivery Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Samantha Meenach

,

Jie Shen

and

Irene Andreu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: particle engineering; drug delivery applications; particle formulations; engineering microparticles and nanoparticles; advanced manufacturing technologies; design of experiment

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

Cancer Targeted Gene and Drug Delivery Nanosystems

edited by

Henrique Faneca

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery; gene delivery; targeted-nanosystems; gene therapy; chemotherapy; cancer nanomedicine

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

Smart Nanotechnology to Enhancing Drug Delivery and Bioavailability

edited by

Rubiana Mara Mainardes

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; drug bioavailability; nanostructures; targeted drug delivery; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics

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

Theranostic Radiopharmaceuticals: Current Status and Perspectives

edited by

Tatjana P. Stanojković

submission deadline 30 Apr 2024 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: theranostics; radiopharmaceuticals; radiotheranostics; nanoparticles; receptor ligands; targeted radioligand therapy

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

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