Bioengineering Platforms for Drug Delivery
A special issue of Bioengineering (ISSN 2306-5354). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanobiotechnology and Biofabrication".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2026 | Viewed by 2066
Special Issue Editor
Interests: drug delivery; nanomedicine; lipid nanoparticles; inorganic nanoparticles; antimicrobial resistance (AMR); biofilms; microbiology assays; hydrogels; wound infections
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Drug delivery is a progressive field in contemporary medicine that has improved clinical relevance and brought new hope for the treatment of intractable diseases. As therapeutic strategies evolve toward precision medicine, integrated delivery systems are urgently needed to achieve controlled and precise drug delivery. However, drug delivery still faces multiple challenges, including insufficient bioavailability and targeting accuracy, rapid degradation of therapeutic drugs, and potential side effects. More significantly, they also need to overcome physiological barriers such as the blood–brain barrier, combat multidrug resistance of microorganisms and cancer cells, and ensure a stable and effective delivery mechanism. Conventional methods have their own limitations, especially cytotoxicity, which may reduce therapeutic efficacy and endanger patient safety. Considering these challenges, the fields of nanotechnology and bioengineering are being explored to develop sophisticated, adaptable, and effective drug delivery platforms to achieve precision medicine and personalized treatment. Recent advances in nanotechnology and bioengineering are dedicated to overcoming current limitations, such as key challenges of systemic toxicity and physiological barriers, providing the ability to precisely target, regulate drug release, and achieve synergistic drug co-loading. These improvements are essential to improve biocompatibility and optimize cellular uptake, thereby addressing multifaceted challenges in medical interventions.
Anam Ahsan
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biomaterials
- drug delivery
- nanotechnology
- nanobiotechnology
- bioengineering platforms
- targeted drug delivery
- chemotherapy
- bioconjugation
- disease management
- therapeutic agents
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