Polymer-Based Hydrogels Applied in Drug Delivery
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 1209
Special Issue Editors
Interests: in situ gelling system; nasal drug delivery; dermal drug delivery; hydrogels; spray drying; microspheres; mucoadhesion; rheology
Interests: cyclodextrins; solubility; controlled release; oromucosal drug delivery; spray drying; mucoadhesion
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Hydrogels have gathered significant attention across a wide array of scientific disciplines, demonstrating their versatility and potential in numerous applications. They highlight a prospective area, with a constant increase in the number of articles describing innovative research. As a result, we are excited to announce the Special Issue titled "Polymer-Based Hydrogels Applied in Drug Delivery".
This Special Issue aims to highlight the most novel advancements in drug delivery systems formulated as hydrogels. The focus will be on innovations in the design of hydrogel-based formulations as well as the methods for their characterization. The developed hydrogels may be designed for all of the drug delivery routes, including ophthalmic, nasal, buccal, sublingual, oral, pulmonary, and vaginal routes, and may contain various polymers, both synthetic and from natural sources. Contributions addressing composite and hybrid systems as well as nanogels, in situ gels, and powder systems that gel at the site of application are highly anticipated.
We particularly encourage submissions that investigate novel aspects of hydrogel performance, with a focus on optimizing administration, enhancing safety profiles, and improving targeted drug delivery.
We believe that this Special Issue will serve as an important resource for researchers striving to advance the fields of pharmaceutics and hydrogel science. We cordially invite you to submit your original research articles and review papers for consideration.
Dr. Laura Nižić Nodilo
Prof. Dr. Mario Jug
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- polymer-based hydrogel
- controlled drug release
- targeted drug delivery
- rheological characterization
- viscoelastic systems
- texture analysis
- biocompatibility
- muco-adhesion
- natural polymers
- novel (multi)functional polymers
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