Pharmaceutics

Phenolic Acids: Handy Molecules for Medicinal Purposes

edited by

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced therapies; antioxidant properties; cancer; HPLC; metabolomics; nanomedicine; nanoparticles; natural compounds; oxidative stress; phenolic acids; reactive oxygen species (ROS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)

Formulation of Micro and Nanotechnology-Based Systems for Respiratory Drug Delivery

edited by

Elhissi Abdelbary

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: respiratory tract; nanoparticle formulation; microparticle formulation; drug delivery; nanotechnology; aerosol

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

Spray Drying and Encapsulation of Pharmaceuticals and Phytopharmaceuticals

edited by

Wanderley Pereira Oliveira

,

Diego Francisco Cortés-Rojas

and

Tales Alexandre Costa-Silva

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: spray drying; spray congealing; encapsulation; delivery systems; proliposomes; molecular inclusion complexes; drug delivery system; bioavailability; inhalable powders; pharmaceuticals; phytopharmaceuticals; biopharmaceutical; micro- and nanoencapsulation; pharmaceutical technology; herbal technology

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

Microenvironment-Responsive Delivery Systems

edited by

Yiran Zheng

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomedicine; targeted delivery; microenvironment-responsive delivery systems; controlled release systems; pharmaceutical nanotechnology; tissue engineering; cancer therapy; immunotherapy; autoimmune diseases

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

Advances in Nanopolymer and Hybrid Materials for Drug Delivery

edited by

Dorota Lachowicz

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanopolymer materials; hybrid nanoparticles; controlled release; drug delivery system; targeted delivery; bioavailability; theranostic

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

Particle Engineering for Drug Delivery Applications Volume II

edited by

Samantha Meenach

,

Jie Shen

and

Irene Andreu

submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 74 | 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)

Ultrasound Assisted in Tumor Immunotherapy

edited by

Yi-Ju Ho

and

Wei-Wen Liu

submission deadline 1 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 78 | 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 Pharmaceutical Technology, Manufacturing and Devices)

Cavitation-Enhanced Drug Delivery and Immunotherapy

edited by

Brandon Helfield

,

Shashank Sirsi

,

James Kwan

and Michael Gray

submission deadline 10 Jun 2023 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9420 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrasound; microbubbles; immunotherapy; sonoporation; cavitation; targeted drug delivery; acoustics; focused ultrasound; immunomodulation

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

Frontiers in the Application of Nanomaterials in Drug Delivery

edited by

Alessandra Braga Ribeiro

and

Hercilia Rolim

submission deadline 10 Jun 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4658 | Submission Open

Keywords: green nanoparticle; nanodrugs; nanoparticles; nanoestructures; drug targeting; natural products; polymer; biopolymer

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

Novel Therapeutic Targets and Drug Development in Retinal Diseases

edited by

Blanca Arango-Gonzalez

submission deadline 10 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4037 | Submission Open

Keywords: therapeutic target; retinitis pigmentosa; retinal degeneration; photoreceptor cell death; oxidative stress; neuroprotection; inflammation; ER stress; AMD

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

Chitosan Nanoparticles in Drug Delivery 2022

edited by

Ellen Wasan

submission deadline 10 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3868 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticle fabrication; nanoparticle characterization; nanoparticle toxicology; controlled drug release; smart polymers; biocompatibility; targeted drug delivery; gene therapy; theranostics

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

Blood–Brain Barrier Drug Targeting: The Future of Brain Drug Development (Volume II)

edited by

Tally M. Largent-Milnes

submission deadline 10 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3248 | Submission Open

Keywords: blood– brain barrier; drug delivery; CNS targeting; drug development; pathologic influence on the neurovascular unit

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)

Natural Nanoparticle for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, 2nd Edition

edited by

Mazzucchelli Serena

submission deadline 10 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2929 | Submission Open

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

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

Pharmaceutical Formulations with Antimicrobial Properties (Volume II)

edited by

Anca Niculina Cadinoiu

and

Marcel Popa

submission deadline 10 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1883 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery systems; antimicrobial properties; topical delivery; targeted delivery; hydrogels; nanoparticles; liposomes; emulsions; nanofibers

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

Functional Biomaterials in Biomedical Applications

edited by

Anna Drabczyk

submission deadline 10 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1456 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery systems ; scaffolds ; bioactive coatings ; implants ; biomaterial-organism interactions

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

Novel Approaches for Optimizing Pharmacotherapy Based on Recent Pharmacokinetic, Pharmacodynamic, and Pharmacogenetic Developments

edited by

Elżbieta Wyska

and

Małgorzata Szafarz

submission deadline 10 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: dosage individualization; TDM; pharmacogenetics; PK/PD modeling; simulations; software; biomarkers

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

Novel Nanoscale Biomaterials for Targeted Drug Delivery and Cancer Therapy

edited by

George Pasparakis

submission deadline 10 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoscale biomaterials; self-assembled polymers; nanoparticles; lipids; liposomes; nanoformulations; targeted therapeutics; hyperthermia; magnetic nanoparticles; photothermal and photodynamic therapy; plasmonic nanoparticles; mesoporous nanoparticles; polymer– drug conjugates; injectable hydrogels; nanogels

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

Polymeric Conjugates for Drug Delivery

edited by

Amit Alexander

submission deadline 10 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug polymer conjugates; polymers; nanomedicine; controlled drug delivery; polymer therapeutics; targeted drug delivery

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

Design of Dosage Forms with Improved Biopharmaceutical Properties

edited by

Irina Terekhova

and

Nataliya Kochkina

submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8514 | Submission Open

Keywords: dosage form; drug; formulation; biopharmaceutical properties; solubility; permeability; bioavailability; effective medicines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)

Advances in Microneedle Fabrication and Application in Pharmaceutics

edited by

Diganta B. Das

and

Sudip Kumar Pattanayek

submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 287 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery; microneedles in the electrochemical sensor; wearable health status monitoring and drug delivery; microneedles in electrochemical bio sensor and drug delivery

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

Radiopharmaceuticals for Cancer Imaging and Therapy

edited by

Frederik Cleeren

and

Guy Bormans

submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 16 articles | Viewed by 17814 | Submission Open

Keywords: positron emission tomography; targeted radionuclide therapy; nuclear medicine; theranostics; cancer

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

Advances in Phototherapy and Sonodynamic Therapy

edited by

Suresh Thangudu

,

Chia-Hao Su

and

Maria Nowakowska

submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8762 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; photothermal therapy; photodynamic therapy; sonodynamic therapy; theranostics; synrgestic therapy; combination therapy

Nanocarriers for Cancer Therapy and Diagnosis (Volume II)

edited by

Manuel A. N. Coelho

and

Sílvia Castro Coelho

submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5336 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocarriers; supramolecular structures; drug delivery systems; treatment; diagnosis; polymer conjugated; biomaterials; biocompatible

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

Recent Advances in Nanomedicine for Cancer Therapy

edited by

Batakrishna Jana

and

Kibeom Kim

submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4436 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomedicine; cancer therapy; drug delivery; immunotherapy; combination therapy; biomaterials; tumor targeting; imaging

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

Biomolecule-Based Supramolecular Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications: The Current Trends

edited by

Alexandra Gaubert

and

Philippe Barthélémy

submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4064 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomolecule-based hydrogels; supramolecular self-assembly; biomedical applications; drug delivery systems; cell culture matrix; low-molecular-weight gelators; peptide; nucleic acid; protein; saccharide

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

Application of Polymeric Nanoparticles in Pulmonary Drug Delivery

edited by

Ivana D'Angelo

submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2836 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymeric nanoparticles; lung delivery; inhalable formulations; nanoparticle properties; aerosolization; nanoparticle/mucus interactions

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

Nucleic Acid Nanobiology for Drug Delivery

edited by

Swayam Prabha

submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2708 | Submission Open

Keywords: DNA nanostructures; oligonucleotides; drug delivery; nanomedicine; nucleic acids

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

Photosensitizers and Drug Delivery Systems for Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy

edited by

Cristina Kurachi

, Hilde Harb Buzzá and Fernanda Alves

submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2656 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial photodynamic therapy; photodynamic inactivation; photosensitizer; drug delivery; infectious disease

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

Recent Advances in Physicochemical Stability of Drugs

edited by

Valérie Sautou

submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1673 | Submission Open

Keywords: physicochemical stability; content-container interactions; in silico modelling; predictive models; analytical technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)

Pharmacokinetics of Orally Administered Drugs, 2nd Edition

edited by

Márcio Rodrigues

and

Gilberto Alves

submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 759 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral bioavailability; absorption; pharmacokinetics; drug delivery; formulation

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

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 20 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 551 | Submission Open

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

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

Peptide-Based Vaccines: Current Progress and Future Challenges

edited by

Shailendra Kumar Verma

and

Rajan Kumar Pandey

submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: subunit vaccine; immunoinformatics; immunogenic vaccines; peptide-based vaccines; B-cell epitopes; T-cell epitopes; adjuvant; chronic infection; autoimmune diseases humoral response; cell-mediated response

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

Alzheimer's Disease: An Update on Novel Therapeutics

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: blood– brain barrier; Alzheimer’ s disease; neurological diseases; nanotechnology; novel treatments; dementia; drug targeting

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

Nitric Oxide Synthase: New Insights on Function, Regulation, NO Delivery & Therapeutics

edited by

Mohammad Mahfuzul Haque

and

Koustubh Panda

submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: nitric oxide synthase; NOS; nitric oxide; NO; iNOS; nNOS; eNOS; nitrosative stress; protein nitration; protein nitrosylation

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

Advances of Colloidal Systems in Drug Delivery and Therapeutic Application (Volume II)

edited by

Ana Fernandez-Carballido

,

Cristina Martín-Sabroso

and

Juan Aparicio-Blanco

submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel production methods; smart colloids; colloidal systems; biomaterials; novel characterization techniques; quality by design

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

Dry Powder Inhalers

edited by

Waseem Kaialy

submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: dry powder inhalers; formulation development; formulation processing; nanoparticles; particle engineering; pharmaceutical analyses; physicochemical properties; pulmonary drug delivery

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

Recent Advances in the Development of Hybrid Drugs

edited by

Tânia S. Morais

and

Ana M. de Matos

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15551 | 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)

Drug Nanocrystals

edited by

Leena Peltonen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14940 | Submission Open

Keywords: Production of drug nanocrystals; QbD approach; CQAs and process understanding for production of drug nanocrystals; Scaling up/scaling down; industrial applications of drug nanocrystals; Formulation studies with drug nanocrystals; Drug nanocrystal applications for different drug delivery routes; Fate in vivo and cell uptake of drug nanocrystals

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

Targeted Drug Delivery to Improve Cancer Therapy

edited by

Joseph Anthoney Vetro

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 13 articles | Viewed by 14864 | Submission Open

Keywords: local drug delivery; systemic drug delivery; physical drug delivery; passive drug delivery; targeted drug delivery; nanoscale dosage forms; nanomedicine

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

Feature Papers in Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology

edited by

Donatella Paolino

,

José das Neves

and

Heather Benson

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 13 articles | Viewed by 13000 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomedicine; nanocarriers; nanotechnology; drug delivery; bioavailability; formulations; lipid nanoparticles; topical delivery; transdermal drug delivery; nanotheranostics; gene therapy

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

Innovative In Vitro/In Silico Approaches to Drug Permeation and Absorption: The Highway to Implement the 3Rs Principles in Drug Development

edited by

Massimiliano Pio di Cagno

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11524 | Submission Open

Keywords: in vitro permeation; dissolution/permeation; mechanism-based approach; physical pharmacy; drug permeation; drug absorption; computer-aided drug design; passive diffusion; active transport; enabling formulation

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

Advances in Pharmaceutical Solid Forms

edited by

Yohann Corvis

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10992 | Submission Open

Keywords: salt formation; solvate/hydrate formation; size reduction; polymorphism; amorphisation; solid solutions; solid suspensions; enantiomeric vs. racemic drugs; active ingredient: excipient interactions; active ingredient: active ingredient interactions

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

Polymers Enhancing Bioavailability in Drug Delivery—Volume II

edited by

Ana Isabel Fernandes

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 11 articles | Viewed by 8568 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymers; bioavailability enhancement; aqueous solubility enhancement; drug solubilization; improved drug pharmacokinetics; drug delivery and targeting

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

Recent Advances in Pharmaceutical Applications of Functionalized Polysaccharides and Their Derivatives

edited by

Peter Foot

,

Elena Polycarpou

and Federico Buonocore

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8235 | Submission Open

Keywords: functionalized polysaccharides; nanoparticle characterization; drug delivery; enhanced loading capacity; controlled release properties; anti-microbial and anti-cancer activities; wound management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)

Applications of Dendrimers in Biomedicine

edited by

Felicia Gabriela Gligor

,

,

,

,

and

Carmen Maximiliana Dobrea

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6806 | Submission Open

Keywords: dendrimers; dendritic polymers; nanostructures; carriers; synthesis; characterization; imaging agents; regenerative medicine; nanomedicine; cosmetics; drug delivery; biological properties; drug therapy

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

Advances in Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery and Targeting

edited by

Eleftherios Halevas

and

Chrysoula Kokotidou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6536 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano-sized systems; drug encapsulation; drug targeting; surface functionalization; biodistribution; controlled release; triggered release; biological evaluation

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

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring as a Useful Tool in Therapy Improvement (Volume II)

edited by

Andrzej Czyrski

,

Joanna Sobiak

and

Matylda Resztak

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6395 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug– drug interactions; pharmacokinetics; therapeutic drug monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Pharmaceutics)

Molecular Imaging of the Immune System

edited by

Steve J. Archibald

and

Louis Allott

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6229 | Submission Open

Keywords: immunotherapy; immunology; immune response; probe development; positron emission tomography (PET); clinical imaging; preclinical imaging

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

Antibody Drug Conjugates: Unlocking the Future of Immunotherapies

edited by

Deyarina Gonzalez

and

R. Steven Conlan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6107 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibody drug conjugates; bispecifics; target antigens; conjugation technologies; artificial intelligence; ADC payloads; clinical trials; preclinical development

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

Recent Advances in Long-Acting Drug Delivery and Formulations

edited by

Hamdy Abdelkader

and

Adel Al-Fatease

submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6060 | Submission Open

Keywords: in situ forming implants; wafer; microneedle; 3D printing; retinal diseases; cataract; glaucoma brain disorders; diabetes; cancer

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

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