Pharmaceutics

3D Printing Technology Applied to the Preparation of Pediatric Orodispersible Dosage Forms

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submission deadline 1 Jul 2023 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: pediatrics; quality control; orodispersible dosage form; 3D printing technology; process analytical technology

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

Personalization of Antimicrobial Dosing in Special Patient Populations: A Mandatory Issue in the Era of Precision Medicine

edited by

Federico Pea

and

Pier Giorgio Cojutti

submission deadline 10 Jul 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11732 | Submission Open

Keywords: PK/PD optimization of antimicrobial therapy; special population; critically ill patients; elderly patients; obese patients; oncohematological patients; transplant patients

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Pharmaceutics)

The Study of Plant Compounds in Antioxidant Activity and Anticancer Activity

edited by

Anca Roxana Petrovici

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Mihaela Silion

and

Natalia Simionescu

submission deadline 10 Jul 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6425 | Submission Open

Keywords: delivery and controlled-release systems for plant compounds; plant compounds used for smart medical devices; anticancer properties of plant compounds; antimicrobial properties of plant compounds; antioxidant properties of plant compounds; nanomedicine; drug targeting using plant compounds; drug design using plant compounds; physiological and biochemical effects of plant compounds on the body; plant compounds– receptor interaction

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

Frontiers in Hydrogel-Based Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Pao-Chu Wu

and

Yi-Ping Fang

submission deadline 10 Jul 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6098 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogel; biomaterial; drug delivery; tissue engineering; controlled release; biomedical application

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

Pharmacy Compounding of Personalized Preparation for Specific Patients: Challenges and Advantages

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submission deadline 10 Jul 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6066 | Submission Open

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

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

Recent Advances in Polymeric Delivery Vehicles for Controlled and Sustained Drug Release

edited by

Ping Hu

and Zheng Cai

submission deadline 10 Jul 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4367 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery; sustained drug release; polymers; stimuli-responsive drug delivery; hydrogels; microspheres; nanoparticles; topical drug delivery; biomaterials

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

Research Progress of Nanomedicine and Its Pharmacokinetics

edited by

Samuel Legeay

,

Lebreton Vincent

and

Paolo Blasi

submission deadline 10 Jul 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1460 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomedicine; physiological-based pharmacokinetics (PBPK); population pharmacokinetics (popPK)

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

Topical Microemulsion Formulation for Transdermal Drug Delivery

edited by

Pao-Chu Wu

and

Yi-Ping Fang

submission deadline 10 Jul 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 710 | Submission Open

Keywords: microemulsion; topical delivery; transdermal delivery; biomedical application; formulation design; self-emulsifying/microemulsifying drug delivery system (SEDDS/SMEDDS)

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

Development of Novel Tumor-Targeting Nanoparticles—Volume II

edited by

Andrea Lancia

,

Alexander Zaboronok

and

Bryan Mathis

submission deadline 10 Jul 2023 | Viewed by 323 | Submission Open

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

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

Local Drug Delivery System

edited by

Silvia Tampucci

and

Daniela Monti

submission deadline 15 Jul 2023 | 14 articles | Viewed by 15497 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery strategies; nanostructured drug delivery systems; microneedles; formulation; permeation and penetration; physical and chemical enhancers; mucoadhesion

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

Advanced Bio-Hybrid Materials for Drug Delivery Systems - New Trends and Perspectives

edited by

Katarzyna Bialik-Wąs

,

Katarzyna Malarz

and

Małgorzata Miastkowska

submission deadline 15 Jul 2023 | 11 articles | Viewed by 12936 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro-/nanocarriers; advanced materials; bio-hybrid hydrogels; transdermal systems; controlled release; drug delivery systems; drug carriers; cytotoxicity assays; biodegradability; In vitro and 3D models

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

Personalisation the Management of Inflammatory Diseases

edited by

Daniel J. Touw

and

Paola Mian

submission deadline 15 Jul 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4529 | Submission Open

Keywords: inflammation; monoclonal antibody; therapeutic drug monitoring; anti-drug antibody; anti-inflammatory drugs; thiopurines

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

Biomaterials for Wound Healing and Wound Care

edited by

Mohammad S Iqbal

and

Naveed Ahmad

submission deadline 15 Jul 2023 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

Keywords: biopolymers; hydrogels; nanocarriers; controlled drug delivery; targeted drug delivery; wound dressings; skin patches

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

Kinase Inhibitor for Cancer Therapy

edited by

Francesca Musumeci

submission deadline 20 Jul 2023 | 21 articles | Viewed by 28562 | Submission Open

Keywords: kinase inhibitor; cancer; targeted therapy; small molecule; monoclonal antibody; drug delivery; formulation studies

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

Cancer Therapy Resistance: Choosing Kinase Inhibitors

edited by

Carmela Dell’Aversana

,

Rosaria Benedetti

,

Federica Sarno

,

Wouter Leonard Megchelenbrink

and

Donato Cappetta

submission deadline 20 Jul 2023 | 10 articles | Viewed by 19663 | Submission Open

Keywords: kinase inhibitors; cancer drug resistance; targeted therapy; drug discovery; genetic mutation; epigenetic modifications; alternative splicing; epitranscriptome; liquid biopsy; next-generation sequencing; immune evasion; tumor heterogeneity

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

New Perspectives for the Administration of Cannabis for Medical Use: From Traditional to Advanced Formulations. What Next?

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submission deadline 20 Jul 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17779 | Submission Open

Keywords: cannabis; formulations; medical use; cannabinoids; terpenes; compounding

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

Non-viral Gene Delivery Systems (Volume II)

edited by

Henrique Faneca

submission deadline 20 Jul 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14182 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-viral vectors; lipid-based systems; polymer-based systems; gene delivery; transfection

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

Advanced Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery

edited by

Roxana Cristina Popescu

and

Diana Savu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11756 | Submission Open

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

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

Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery and Controlled Release

edited by

Yan Pang

and

Wen Tang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9281 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanosized drug delivery systems; nanomedicine; controlled drug release; targeted drug delivery; stimuli-responsive nanocarriers; drug efficacy; biosafety

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

Dendrimers for Drug Delivery

edited by

Evgeny Apartsin

submission deadline 20 Jul 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5686 | Submission Open

Keywords: dendrimers; dendrons; multifunctionality; supramolecular assemblies; biomaterials; nanoformulations; nanomedicine; drug delivery

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

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

edited by

Sonia Luque

and Luisa Sorlí

submission deadline 20 Jul 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5418 | Submission Open

Keywords: therapeutic drug monitoring; pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modeling; drug– drug interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Pharmaceutics)

Application of Polymeric Micelles for Drug and Gene Delivery

edited by

Stanislav Rangelov

and

Emi Haladjova

submission deadline 20 Jul 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5362 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymeric micelles; micelleplexes; drug delivery; gene delivery; drug release; nanomedicine; gene therapy; theranostics

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

Innovative Drug Release and Vaccine Delivery Systems

edited by

Maria Bogdan

and

Liliana Mititelu-Tartau

submission deadline 20 Jul 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4661 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; biocompatible polymers; biocompatibility evaluation; drug delivery; vaccines; nanoparticles; structure– property relationship; bio-hybrid; in vitro and in vivo studies; medical applications of biomaterials

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

Beyond the Platinum in Metal-Based Cancer Therapy (Volume II)

edited by

Wukun Liu

and

Damiano Cirri

submission deadline 20 Jul 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3789 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal-based drugs; cancer; chemotherapeutic agents; bioinorganic chemistry; protein metalation; DNA metalation

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

Non-invasive Device-Mediated Brain Drug Delivery across the Blood-Brain Barrier

edited by

Nicolas Tournier

and

Toshihiko Tashima

submission deadline 20 Jul 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3780 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery systems; the blood-brain barrier (BBB); non-invasive brain drug delivery; nanodelivery systems; transporter-consciously designed drug; carrier-mediated transport; receptor-mediated transcytosis; central nervous system disease; Alzheimer's disease (AD); Parkinson's disease (PD); brain cancer

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

State-of-Art in mRNA Therapeutics and Gene Delivery

edited by

Liliana Mendonca

submission deadline 20 Jul 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3496 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene therapy; mRNA-mediated gene silencing; expression; and editing; shRNA; siRNA; miRNA; saRNA; oligonucleotides; nucleic acid therapeutics; viral and non-viral vectors; lipid-; polymer-; and peptide-based nanoparticles; gene delivery; preclinical and clinical development of RNA therapeutics

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

Nanotechnology-Based Drug Formulations and Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Manu Lopus

submission deadline 20 Jul 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3254 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomedicine; nanocarriers; biceuticals; pheroceuticals; cancer therapeutics; drug delivery

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

Applications of Nanotechnology for Melanoma Treatment and Diagnosis

edited by

Mariana Matias

and

Maria Manuela Gaspar

submission deadline 20 Jul 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2428 | Submission Open

Keywords: melanoma; in vitro and in vivo studies; efficacy and safety assessment; lipid-based systems; polymeric nanoparticles; metallic nanoparticles; chemotherapy; immunotherapy; targeted therapy; treatment and diagnosis

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

Recent Advances in the Use of Ultrasound to Enhance Drug Delivery and Efficacy for the Treatment of Cancer

edited by

Gail Ter Haar

,

Petros Mouratidis

and

Ian Rivens

submission deadline 20 Jul 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1368 | Submission Open

Keywords: therapy ultrasound; HIFU; drug delivery; sonodynamic therapy; cancer treatment; histotripsy; hyperthermia; thermal ablation; cavitation; blood– brain barrier

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

Application of Gene Delivery: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Jon Zárate Sesma

and

Ilia Villate-Beitia

submission deadline 20 Jul 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 971 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocarriers; gene delivery; nonviral vectors; nucleic acids; gene therapy

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

Model-Informed Drug Discovery and Development—Volume II

edited by

Yu Chul Kim

submission deadline 20 Jul 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 868 | 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)

Assessment of the Performance of Non-systemic Locally-Acting Drugs in the Gastrointestinal Tract

edited by

Konstantinos Stamatopoulos

and

Nikoletta Fotaki

submission deadline 20 Jul 2023 | Viewed by 490 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-systemic drugs; non-absorbable drugs; loally acting drugs; biopharmaceutics; controlled drug delivery; non-absorbable markers; PBPK/PD modeling; PBBM modeling; PBPK/QSP modeling

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

Controlled Crystallization of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, 2nd Edition

edited by

Il Won Kim

and

Varin Titapiwatanakun

submission deadline 20 Jul 2023 | Viewed by 461 | Submission Open

Keywords: active pharmaceutical ingredients; crystal shape and size (e.g.; nanodrug); crystal phases (e.g.; polymorph; salt; cocrystal); separation processes (e.g.; purity; chirality); industrial process development

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

Localised Delivery of Chemotherapeutic Drugs

edited by

Chris McConville

submission deadline 20 Jul 2023 | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemotherapy; cancer; localised; drug delivery; in vivo characterisation

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

Gene Therapy for Neurological Disease

edited by

Caroline Sevin

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Francoise Piquet

and

Kumaran Deiva

submission deadline 20 Jul 2023 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene therapy; AAV; lentivirus; Parkinson; alzheimer; lysosomal storage disorders; leukodystrophies

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

Formulation of Poorly Water-Soluble Drugs

edited by

Qiang Fu

,

Xiangfei Han

and

Longfa Kou

submission deadline 20 Jul 2023 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: poorly water-soluble drugs; solubility; dissolution enhancement; oral bioavailability; physico-chemical properties; drug delivery; formulation design; cocrystals; nanocrystals; inclusion complex; amorphous solid dispersions; nanoparticles; liposome; lipid-based formulations.

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

Recent Advances in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms

edited by

Juan José Torrado Durán

and

Dolores R. Serrano

submission deadline 20 Jul 2023 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: excipient; formulation; drug; quality; design; dosage form; drug delivery; 3D printing

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

Microbial Infections and Wound Healing: Medicinal-Chemistry and Technological Based Approaches

edited by

Ivana Cacciatore

and

Lisa Marinelli

submission deadline 30 Jul 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7252 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobials; drug delivery systems; natural anti-bacterials; peptides; polymers; small molecules; therapeutic strategies; wound healing

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

Recent Advances in Anticancer Photodynamic Therapy

edited by

Ji-Eun Chang

submission deadline 30 Jul 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6831 | Submission Open

Keywords: photodynamic therapy; cancer treatment; photosensitizer; light device; combination therapy

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

Recent Non-oral Dosage Form Development: Focus on 3D-Printed Formulations

edited by

Anne Seidlitz

submission deadline 30 Jul 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4378 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D printing; parenteral dosage forms; implants; medical devices; medicinal products; dosage form development; analysis of 3D printed dosage forms; regulation of 3D printed products

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

Inorganic Biomaterials for Drug Delivery

edited by

Ana Borrego-Sánchez

and

Fátima García-Villén

submission deadline 30 Jul 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3724 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery systems; inorganic biomaterials; modified release; novel formulations; treatment; pharmaceutical technology; experimental studies; computational calculations; molecular modeling; wound healing

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

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

edited by Venkatesan Renugopalakrishnan and

Vivekanandan Palaninathan

submission deadline 30 Jul 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2940 | 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)

Medical Aerosol Drug Delivery (Volume II)

edited by

James B. Fink

and

Arzu Ari

submission deadline 30 Jul 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 978 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical aerosols; formulations; pulmonary delivery; inhaled drugs; fugitive emission; bioaerosols

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

Drug Polymorphism and Dosage Form Design (Volume II)

edited by

Roberta Censi

and

Piera Di Martino

submission deadline 30 Jul 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 885 | Submission Open

Keywords: amorphism; dissolution; polymorphism; dosage form; bioavailability; stability; mechanical properties; tabletability; flowability; analytical methods

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

Nano-Based Drug Formulations towards Enhanced Bioavailability

edited by

Juan Francisco Blandez

and Beatriz Lozano-Torres

submission deadline 30 Jul 2023 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug-delivery system; organic molecular drug functionalization; nanomedicine; side-effect reduction; drug targeting release; new system diseases treatments

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

New Approaches to Drug Discovery and Targeted Therapy

edited by

Shuai Wang

and Xin Han

submission deadline 30 Jul 2023 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

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

Gaps in Knowledge for Drug Delivery in the Female Reproductive Tract: Computational/Modeling and Experimental Strategies for Womens Health Issues

edited by

Lisa Cencia Rohan

,

Robert R. Bies

and

Guru R. Valicherla

submission deadline 30 Jul 2023 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: female reproductive tract; physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling; pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modeling; anatomy and physiology of the FRT; biorelevant dissolution; pharmacokinetics; in vitro and in vivo correlation; vaginal drug delivery; intrauterine drug delivery; cervical drug delivery

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

Innovative Drug Delivery Strategies to Enhance the Treatment of Inflammatory Skin Diseases

edited by

Marcelle Silva-Abreu

submission deadline 30 Jul 2023 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: skin inflammatory diseases; oral and topical dosage forms; nanosystems; drug delivery systems; skin formulations

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

Nanoparticle Delivery to Tumors: Challenges and Advances

edited by

Sangeeta Ray

and

Ethel J. Ngen

submission deadline 31 Jul 2023 | 12 articles | Viewed by 19603 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticle delivery; image-guided nanoparticle delivery; enhanced permeability and retention effect (EPR effect); tumor re-engineering; re-engineering tumor vascular permeability

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

New Pharmaceutical Applications through 3D Printing Processes

edited by

Mattia Tiboni

and

Annalisa Aluigi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11592 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; 3D Printing; 3DP excipients; innovative materials; drug delivery; quality control; pharmaceutical manufacturing; microfluidics

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

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