New Drug Delivery System

Dear Colleagues,

Drug delivery is the method or process of administering a pharmaceutical compound to achieve a therapeutic effect in humans or animals. Delivering drugs at controlled rate, slow delivery, targeted delivery are other very attractive methods and have been pursued enthusiastically.

Various drug delivery and targeting systems have been developed in order to minimize drug degradation and adverse effect, and to increase drug bioavailability. Site-specific drug delivery may be either an active and/or passive process.

In the last few years, researchers have appreciated the potential benefits of nanotechnologies in providing vast improvements to drug delivery and targeting. Improving delivery techniques that minimize toxicity and increase efficacy offer great potential benefits to patients, and open up new markets for pharmaceutical companies.

As Guest Editor, I invite researchers to submit their relevant studies on this topic to Special Issue of Molecules. The aim of this issue is to provide a recent insight into the new nanotechnologies useful for drug delivery.

Prof. Dr. Rita Muzzalupo
Dr. Lorena Tavano
Guest Editors

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