Dermatopharmaceutics: The Epitome of Skin Science
A special issue of Cosmetics (ISSN 2079-9284).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 August 2023) | Viewed by 9016
Special Issue Editors
Interests: topical and transdermal formulations for pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical applications
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Interests: solid-state chemistry; particle technology; formulation engineering
Interests: drug discovery involving extraction; isolation; characterization and bioactivity study of natural products from plants; wound healing; anticancer; anti-obesity and antidiabetes study of several medicinal plants using animal cell culture
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Dermatopharmaceutics concerns the overall process of developing pharmacologically active compounds into approved therapeutic formulations that are safe and effective in treating or preventing skin disorders. It is a complex process requiring inputs from various disciplines: pharmacy, chemistry, biology, medical, bioengineering, dermatology, microbiology, toxicology, statistics, and many others. Nevertheless, the interactions between the skin and formulations remain a challenge, particularly due to the excellent barrier properties of the skin and the undesirable physicochemical properties of many active ingredients in skin formulations.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Formulation variables affecting the development of dermatopharmaceutical products;
- Innovative strategies to overcome the skin barrier properties for effective drug delivery;
- Controlled-release systems for dermatopharmaceutical agents;
- Natural products in skin formulations;
- Drug targeting for dermal tissue;
- Functional ingredients of dermatopharmaceutics.
It is our pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript to this Special Issue.
Dr. Hazrina Hadi
Dr. Mohd Rushdi Abu Bakar
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Taher
Dr. Muhammad Salahuddin Haris
Guest Editors
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. Cosmetics is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly 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 1800 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.
Keywords
- dermatopharmaceutics
- natural products
- skin formulation
- skin health
- topical formulation
- transdermal
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