Topical Drug Carriers: Recent Advances and Future Challenges
A special issue of Pharmaceutics (ISSN 1999-4923). This special issue belongs to the section "Drug Delivery and Controlled Release".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2024 | Viewed by 1013
Special Issue Editors
Interests: lipid carriers; low solubility; pharmaceutical technology; nanocarriers; topical drug delivery; formulation and characterization of dosage forms; drug release; skin permeation
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Interests: lipid carriers; pharmaceutical technology; drug formulation; characterization of dosage forms; solubilization techniques; polymers; antimicrobial activity; skin penetration; topical drug delivery
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Dear Colleagues,
Topical drug carriers represent an important form of drug delivery system, and their use in therapy as an alternative to oral administration is becoming more widespread. The goal in designing these formulations is to obtain systems with optimized drug loading and release properties, which are able to ensure adequate penetration of the active substance. The therapeutic efficacy of topical formulations depends on both the physicochemical properties of the active substance and the type of carrier. It is well known that vehicles used in topical dosage forms may greatly affect the rate and extent of drug permeation. Recent advances in topical and transdermal drug delivery systems have enabled targeted delivery of therapeutics to the site of action by enhancing drug permeation across the stratum corneum and increased bioavailability. Although latest innovations in nanotechnology have enhanced the ability of molecules to pass through the skin by improving the pharmacokinetics of drugs, an appropriate vehicle remains to be developed to ensure drug delivery using noninvasive techniques.
We welcome the submission of articles on the latest aspects of topical and transdermal drug delivery, particularly those focusing on improving drug efficacy and safety.
Dr. Anna Czajkowska-Kośnik
Dr. Magdalena Wróblewska
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- topical and transdermal delivery
- nanocarriers
- new technologies
- drug permeation
- skin absorption
- therapeutic agent
- innovative delivery systems
- mucoadhesion
- dosage form development
- physicochemical properties
