Pharmaceutical Co-Crystals: Manufacturing, Bioavailability and Trends

A special issue of Pharmaceutics (ISSN 1999-4923). This special issue belongs to the section "Physical Pharmacy and Formulation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 October 2024 | Viewed by 109

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School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland, H91TK33 Galway, Ireland
Interests: pharmaceutical cocrystals; amorphous formulations; control of crystal size and habit
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Faculty of Pharmacy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Campus, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: crystal polymorphism; cocrystals; amorphous solid dispersions; nanocrystals; computational simulation of the solid state; artificial neural networks
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Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
Interests: crystalline and amorphous pharmaceutical solid forms; poly(a)morphs; ball milling; solid-state characterization; crystal structure determination; X-ray diffraction; total scattering; molecular dynamics simulations
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Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
Interests: thermal analysis; solid-state; drug design; physicochemical characterization; nanotechnology
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to introduce our forthcoming Special Issue focused on "Pharmaceutical Co-crystals: Manufacturing, Bioavailability and Trends". In the dynamic landscape of pharmaceutical research, co-crystallization has emerged as a promising strategy to address several challenges related to traditional drug formulations.

This Special Issue aims to explore emerging approaches to the research and manufacturing of pharmaceutical co-crystals, including the latest developments in preparation, such as ball mill grinding (mechanochemistry) and solution-based methods. By combining active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) with co-formers, an improvement in the drug solubility, stability, and potentially bioavailability is expected. Exploring the impact of co-crystallization in drug bioavailability will therefore be key in the future development of drug delivery systems that incorporate this approach.

We invite you to join us as we navigate through the realms of manufacturing, bioavailability enhancement, and emerging trends in drug formulation.

Dr. Andrea Erxleben
Prof. Dr. Kyriakos Kachrimanis
Dr. André Luiz Carneiro S. Nascimento
Dr. Inês C. B. Martins
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Keywords

  • co-crystals
  • manufacturing
  • bioavailability
  • pharmaceuticals
  • drug delivery
  • solid-state characterization

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