Electrospun Polymeric Materials for Drug Delivery
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Fibers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2024) | Viewed by 94
Special Issue Editors
Interests: development of polymer fibers; electrospinning; centrifugal spinning; amorphous solid dispersions
Interests: nanofibers; electrospinning; centrifugal spinning; cyclodextrins; experimental design; chiral separations; capillary electrophoresis; liquid chromatography
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, nanofibrous materials have attracted increased attention in drug delivery applications due to their unique properties. Characterized by nano- or microscale dimensions and porous structures, they offer a large specific surface area in addition to appreciable mechanical strength and flexibility.
Electrospinning is one of the most widely used fiber-formation techniques, offering several possibilities for fine-tuning the properties of the obtained fibrous material to meet specific drug-delivery requirements. A large variety of pharmaceutically relevant molecules have been successfully incorporated into electrospun polymeric materials, from small molecular drugs to monoclonal antibodies. The obtained fibrous materials can accelerate the dissolution of the active ingredient or can be useful in controlling drug delivery and release kinetics.
This Special Issue will address the latest developments in electrospun polymeric materials for drug delivery applications. Authors are welcome to submit their work on the development, scaled-up production, characterization, and application of obtained fiber-based drug delivery systems.
Dr. Attila Levente Gergely
Dr. Zoltan Istvan Szabo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- polymer fiber
- solubility
- drug delivery system
- scale-up
- production
