Pharmaceutics

Metal-Based Nanoparticles as Antimicrobial Agents in Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Leila Aparecida Chiavacci

submission deadline 10 Aug 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2586 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallic nanoparticles; antimicrobials; antivirals

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

Nanocomposites for Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering: From Concept to Clinical Translation

edited by

Joaquim Miguel Oliveira

,

Rui L. Reis

and

Sandra Pina

submission deadline 10 Aug 2023 | Viewed by 431 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocomposites; nanoparticles; scaffolds; biopolymers; bone; cartilage; tissue engineering; clinical translation; drug delivery systems; controlled and targeted delivery

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

Pharmaceutic Formulas for Radiation Therapy Enhancement

edited by

Roxana Cristina Popescu

and

Diana Savu

submission deadline 10 Aug 2023 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiation therapy; cancer therapy; pharmaceutic formulas; radiosensitization; preclinical testing; clinical testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Pharmaceutics)

Bioactive Polymers for Osteochondral Regeneration Applications

edited by

Xing Wang

and

Zibiao Li

submission deadline 10 Aug 2023 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic and natural biopolymers; hyderogell; bioactive materials; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; scaffolds for bone and cartilage tissue regeneration; cellular and tissue-based products; drug delivery; biofunctionalization

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

Biological Macromolecules and Nanoparticles Self-Assembling Carrier for Therapeutic Delivery

edited by

Giuseppina Nocca

,

Alessandro Arcovito

and

Nermeen Adel Elkasabgy

submission deadline 10 Aug 2023 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: self-assembly; nanotechnology; proteins; biological macromolecules; drug delivery; therapeutic applications

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

Advanced Nanopharmaceutics for Anticancer Therapy

edited by

David Větvička

and

Martin Studenovský

submission deadline 10 Aug 2023 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials ; drug delivery systems ; cancer therapy ; polymer carriers ; liposomes ; theranostics ; imaging ; tumor targeting ; biomaterials

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

Mesoporous Materials for Biomedical Application

edited by

Cristina Nistor

submission deadline 15 Aug 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 496 | Submission Open

Keywords: mesoporous materials; drug delivery; drug nanocarriers; mesoporous nanoparticles; biocompatible materials; controlled drug delivery formulations; porosity

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

Drug Delivery Systems for the Combination Therapy of Cancer and Chronic Diseases

edited by

Shirley X. Y. Wu

and

Rui Xue Zhang

submission deadline 15 Aug 2023 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open

Keywords: formulation; nanotechnology; biotechnology; cancer therapy; drug combination; theranostics; biological barrier; drug release; drug bioavailability; drug excipient interaction

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

Metal Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy

edited by

Manivasagan Panchanathan

and

Eue-Soon Jang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2023 | 13 articles | Viewed by 18032 | 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 systems; phototherapy

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

Advances in Micro/Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery

edited by

Armin Mooranian

submission deadline 20 Aug 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12979 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioengineering; biomaterials; nanotechnology; advanced drug delivery; medical biotechnology; pharmacology and toxicology; pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; preclinical research

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

Understanding Pharmaceutical Quality by Design

edited by

Tamás Sovány

,

Ildikó Csóka

and

Katalin Kristó

submission deadline 20 Aug 2023 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9509 | Submission Open

Keywords: Quality by Design; design of Experiments; process analytical technologies; multivariate data analysis; machine learning

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

Progress and Innovation on Nanosystems for Gene Therapy

edited by

Fani Pereira de Sousa

and

Joana Valente

submission deadline 20 Aug 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5109 | Submission Open

Keywords: dendrimers; gene therapy; liposomes; mathematical models applied to the nanocarriers production; polymeric; ceramic; and metallic nanocarriers

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

Metal-Based Nanoparticles for Pharmaceutical Applications

edited by

Elisa Panzarini

and

Stefania Mariano

submission deadline 20 Aug 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3368 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal-based nanoparticles; theranostics; bioimaging; cancer therapy; drug delivery systems; nanomedicine; cell death; nanotoxicology

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

Targeted Therapies in Cardiovascular and Kidney Diseases

edited by

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submission deadline 20 Aug 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2669 | Submission Open

Keywords: diabetic nephropathy; Alport syndrome; polycystic kidney disease; nephrotic syndrome; nephritic syndrome; chronic kidney disease; acute kidney injury; renal cell carcinoma; kidney cancer; targeted therapy; drug repurposing; novel targets; targeted delivery system

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

Advanced Spray Drying Technology in Pharmaceutical Formulations: Novel Applications Using Polymeric and Lipidic Excipients

edited by

Ioannis Nikolakakis

and

Ioannis Partheniadis

submission deadline 20 Aug 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2470 | Submission Open

Keywords: spray drying; particle engineering; amorphous solid dispersions; dry powder; inhalation; biologics; lipidic carriers; protection; controlled delivery; targeted delivery; scale-up

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

Exosomes as Drug Carriers for Cancer Therapy

edited by

Sveva Bollini

and

Beáta Soltész

submission deadline 20 Aug 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2312 | Submission Open

Keywords: exosomes; extracellular vesicles; cancer; biomarker; non-invasive; liquid biopsy

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

Recent Advancements in Nanobiotechnology and Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Solid Tumors

edited by

Francesco Mainini

and

Ovidio Catanzano

submission deadline 20 Aug 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2256 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanobiotechnology; nanoparticles; immunotherapy; cancer; solid tumors; nanotechnology; nanomedicine; adoptive cell therapy; nanovaccines; immunomodulation; tumor microenvironment; immune checkpoint; PD-1

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

Nanocarriers: A Novel Strategy for Cell and Gene Delivery

edited by

Ronan MacLoughlin

and

Mohammad Doroudian

submission deadline 20 Aug 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1925 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano-drug delivery systems; smart nanoparticles; targeted therapy; responsive nanocarriers

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

Combination Therapeutic Delivery Systems

edited by

Qingxin Mu

submission deadline 20 Aug 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1757 | Submission Open

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

Bioavailability and Bioequivalence of Topical Formulations

edited by

Isadore Kanfer

submission deadline 20 Aug 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1479 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioequivalence; bioavailability; biowaivers; topical dosage forms for local action; topical corticosteroids; vasoconstrictor assay (VCA); skin blanching; chromameter; tape stripping; dermatopharmacokinetics; dermal microdialysis; in vitro release tests (IVRTs); in vitro permeation tests (IVPTs); ex vivo permeation tests; dermal open flow microperfusion (dOFM); confocal Raman spectroscopy; near-infrared (NIR) spectrometry; product specific guidances (PSG); membrane diffusion; pharmaceutical equivalence; sameness; Q1/Q2/Q3; semi-solid dosage forms; method validation; human skin; stratum corneum

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)

Non-invasive Biopharmaceutical/Vaccine Delivery Systems and Formulation Strategies

edited by

Hyo-Jick Choi

and

Fu-Shi Quan

submission deadline 20 Aug 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1470 | Submission Open

Keywords: biopharmaceutical/vaccine delivery; biopharmaeutical/vaccine formulation; vaccine development; transdermal delivery; intranasal delivery; oral delivery; long-term thermal stability; self-administration; cold-chain free; solid biopharmaceutical/vaccine

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

Advances of Membrane Vesicles in Drug Delivery Systems, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yong Chen

submission deadline 20 Aug 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 624 | Submission Open

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

Targeted Drug Delivery for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications

edited by

Nina Kostevšek

and

Georgy Mikhaylov

submission deadline 20 Aug 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 378 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery; theranostics; nanocarriers; cancer treatment; therapeutic nanoparticles; targeting; liposomes; nanosomes

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

Model-Based Drug Development for Diabetes Treatment

edited by

Michele Schiavon

and

Roberto Visentin

submission deadline 20 Aug 2023 | Viewed by 298 | Submission Open

Keywords: mathematical modeling and simulation; type 1 diabetes; type 2 diabetes; insulin; diabetic medications; oral drugs; injectable drugs; pharmacokinetic (PK) models; pharmacodynamics (PD) models; physiologically based PK/PD (PBPK/PD) models; quantitative system pharmacology (QSP); population PK/PD (popPK/PD); in silico trials

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

Photodynamic and Photothermal Therapeutic Approaches in Health Care System

edited by

Asad Khan

and Lothar Lilge

submission deadline 20 Aug 2023 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open

Keywords: photodynamic therapy; new photosensitizers and formulations; antimicrobial ressiatnce; topical infections; skin cancer; oral cancer; photothermal; ROS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Pharmaceutics)

Pharmaceutical Solid Forms: From Crystal Structure to Formulation

edited by

Philippe Espeau

submission deadline 20 Aug 2023 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid state; characterization techniques; polymorphism; solvates; hydrates; preformulation; drug stability

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

Drug Delivery Systems for Respiratory Diseases

edited by

Mershen Govender

and

Yahya E. Choonara

submission deadline 20 Aug 2023 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery; pulmonary; respiratory system; bacterial and viral infections; lung cancer; autoimmune conditions; asthma; COPD; nanosystems

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

Antimicrobial Agents Based on Nanomaterials

edited by

Ting Du

and

Zhiyong Song

submission deadline 20 Aug 2023 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; photodynamic; photothermal; antibacterial mechanism; biofilm

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

Pharmaceutical Formulation for Improving Oral Bioavailability

edited by

Hetal Thakkar

submission deadline 20 Aug 2023 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral bioavailability; solubility enhancement; permeability enhancement; avoidance of first pass metabolism; gastroretentive drug delivery system for bioavailability enhancement; SMEDDs/SNEDDs; liquisolid compacts/inclusion complexation

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

Polymer-Based Wound Dressings

edited by

Blessing Atim Aderibigbe

submission deadline 20 Aug 2023 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymers; wound dressings; chronic wounds; wound repair; skin regeneration; antibacterial activity; three-dimensional scaffolds; nanofibers; hydrogels; bioactive agents; films/membranes; microneedle array patches

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

Advances in Pharmaceutical Nanocrystals

edited by

Kyriakos Kachrimanis

submission deadline 20 Aug 2023 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocrystals; wet media milling; dissolution enhancement; nanosuspensions; stabilizers; solid-state modeling

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

Antitumor Activity of Silver Nanoparticles and Its Implications on Global Health

edited by

Yanis Toledano-Magaña

and

Juan Carlos García-Ramos

submission deadline 25 Aug 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2004 | Submission Open

Keywords: silver nanoparticles; antitumor activity; cytotoxicity; genotoxicity; in silico approaches; normativity and guidelines

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

Nanovaccine Fight against Infectious Diseases

edited by

Yimei Jia

submission deadline 30 Aug 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14116 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; nanovaccine; vaccine adjuvant; vaccine delivery; immune responses; infection disease; nucleic acid; vaccine targeting; biomaterial engineering; vaccine stability

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

Bionanomaterials: Fascinating Materials for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Jaison Jeevanandam

,

Aristeidis Papagiannopoulos

and

Theodore Sentoukas

submission deadline 30 Aug 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1683 | Submission Open

Keywords: bionanomaterials; bionanotechnology; drug delivery systems; biomedical applications; biocompatibility; phytosynthesis; microbial synthesis; mycosynthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)

Emerging Anti-cancer and Cellular Targets and Their Mechanism(s) of Action as New Tools for Therapeutics Approaches

edited by

Alessia Filippone

and

Marika Lanza

submission deadline 30 Aug 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 706 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurogenesis; immune evasion; endogenous tumor targets; CNS; neuroinflammation; protein degradation; receptors activation; cancerous cells invasion; molecular pathways

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

Pharmaceutical Tablets: Tablet Surface Preparation and Analysis Methods

edited by Anuji Abraham

submission deadline 30 Aug 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 552 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug dissolution; coating; hot melt extrusion; matrix tablets; drug release; poorly soluble drug; solubility improvement; drug targeting; drug delivery systems

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

Biomimetic Nanoparticles for Disease Treatment and Diagnosis

edited by

Tianqing (Michelle) Liu

submission deadline 30 Aug 2023 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomimetic nanoparticles; nanostructure; coating materials; functionalization; programmable biomaterials; biological functions; targeting; biological membranes; DNA nanodevices; peptides and proteins; lipid; therapy; diagnosis

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

Electrospun Materials for Biomedical Applications (Volume II)

edited by

Frederico B. De Sousa

submission deadline 30 Aug 2023 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrospinning; polymer; fibers; materials; drug delivery; drug release; scaffolds; combined strategies with electrospun fibers

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

Self-Assembled Amphiphilic Copolymers in Drug Delivery

edited by

Ana Cazacu

and

Elena-Laura Ursu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2023 | 11 articles | Viewed by 8099 | Submission Open

Keywords: self-assembly; amphiphilic block copolymers; nanostructures; drug delivery systems; targeted drug delivery; controlled release; kinetics studies; carriers; micelles; polymersomes

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

Porous Nanomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery

edited by

Chun Xu

and

Chang Lei

submission deadline 31 Aug 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6725 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic nanomaterials; tissue engineering; drug delivery; bone repair; bone regeneration; nano hydroxyapatite; mesoporous bioactive glass; mesoporous silica nanoparticles; porous titian; metal– organic framework; porous polymers; porous carbon; soft tissue engineering

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

Advances in Cancer Nanotechnology for Photodynamic and Photothermal Therapy

edited by

Hanieh Montaseri

and

Heidi Abrahamse

submission deadline 31 Aug 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5977 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer nanotechnology; photodynamic therapy; photothermal therapy; drug delivery; nanomedicine

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

Biomedical Applications of Natural Plant Extract

edited by

Jadwiga Renata Ochocka

and

Justyna Stefanowicz-Hajduk

submission deadline 31 Aug 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 5340 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological and pharmacological activities; phytochemistry of natural plant extracts; treatment of skin diseases; clinical applications; preclinical experiments; in vitro; in vivo; and ex vivo study

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)

Biodegradable Nanomaterials for Targeted Drug Delivery

edited by

Andriy Grafov

submission deadline 31 Aug 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4401 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomedicine; bioavailability; nanoformulation; drug delivery; toxicity; immunomodulation; molecular simulations

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

Drug Delivery System with Cell-Penetrating Peptides/Nano-Materials

edited by

Betty Revon Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2407 | Submission Open

Keywords: peptide-based drug delivery systems; nano-materials; nano-scale complex formations; gene/nucleotide deliveries; drug-loaded nano-devices; targeting and controlled-release systems

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

Recent Advances in Carriers for Drug Delivery: From Structures to Functionality

edited by

Florin Borcan

and

Zoltán Dudás

submission deadline 31 Aug 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2338 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery; biomaterials; nanomaterials; hydrogels; pharmacokinetics; structure– activity relationship; physicochemical characterizations

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

Bioanalysis and Metabolomics (Volume II)

edited by

Kwang-Hyeon Liu

and

Hye Suk Lee

submission deadline 31 Aug 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2271 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioanalysis; method validation; pharmacokinetics; metabolomics; lipidomics; biomarkers; mass spectrometry

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

Recent Advances in Radiopharmaceutics (Volume II)

edited by

Masato Kobayashi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1925 | Submission Open

Keywords: PET; SPECT; radiopharmaceutical; multimodality; imaging; biofunction; pharmacokinetics; imaging scanner

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

Natural Products for Anticancer Application

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Aug 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1130 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; cancer; plant extracts; phytochemicals; preclinical; clinical

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)

Advances in the Development and Application of Targeted Radiopharmaceuticals for Cancer Management (Volume II)

edited by

Simone U. Dalm

submission deadline 31 Aug 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1042 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiopharmaceuticals; theranostics; imaging; treatment; radionuclides; cancer; radiochemistry; dosimetry; in vitro and in vivo studies; clinical studies; molecular biology; safety; toxicity

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

Novel Nanoparticle Formulations for Retinal Drug Delivery

edited by

José Hurst

submission deadline 31 Aug 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 971 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano-based gene/drug delivery to target retinas/retinal explants/organoids ; targeted drug delivery to retinal cells ; neuroprotection ; formulation of nanoparticles for retinas ; organic and inorganic nanoparticles ; therapies for retinal diseases ; depot function of nanoparticles ; technologies for targeted delivery of DNA/RNA (ASO/nucleic acid) ; active transport/passive transport of nanoparticles

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

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