Biocompatible Polymers for Drug Delivery

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to contribute to the Special Issue entitled “Biocompatible Polymers for Drug Delivery”, which aims to present the current status of and perspectives on biocompatible and biodegradable polymers as carriers for drug delivery applications. Advances in polymer science have led to the development of numerous efficient drug delivery systems, and polymeric delivery systems are primarily created to achieve controlled drug release or targeted drug delivery. The selection and design of a polymer is a challenging task due to the diversity of their structures and surface and bulk properties. For drug delivery, it is essential to use biodegradable polymer formulations for the safe and efficient transport and release of a drug at its intended site. Moreover, stimuli-responsive biodegradable polymers, as smart and functional materials, can be selected as drug carriers for controlled or target-specific drug delivery.

This Special Issue investigates the ground-breaking advancements within the realm of polymer and drug delivery sciences, with a special emphasis on novel design technologies and biopolymers for drug delivery. Therefore, we invite researchers to submit their original research articles or review articles outlining innovations pertaining to polymeric drug formulations.

Dr. Nebojša Pavlović
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Pharmaceutics is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• biomaterials
• biocompatible polymers
• functional materials
• natural polymers
• polymeric composites
• drug delivery systems
• biohydrogels
• formulation challenges
• controlled release
• biomedical applications