Current Advances and Challenges in Nanomedicine Delivery Systems
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Nanoscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 148
Special Issue Editor
Interests: nanotechnology; liposomes; exosomes; immunotherapy; cancer therapy; diagnosis
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Dear Colleagues,
Nanomedicine has become central for improving the delivery of therapeutic agents, particularly nucleic acid-based therapies such as mRNA, siRNA, and gene-editing cargos. Recent breakthroughs in mRNA vaccines and immunotherapies have highlighted the critical role of delivery systems in determining therapeutic efficacy, safety, and translational success.
This Special Issue, “Current Advances and Challenges in Nanomedicine Delivery Systems,” aims to present recent advances in nanomedicine-based delivery systems for therapeutic applications. Its focus is on the design, engineering, biological evaluation, and translational challenges of nanoscale delivery platforms, rather than material development alone.
We welcome original research articles and reviews covering a broad range of nanocarrier systems, including lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), liposomes, polymeric nanoparticles, extracellular vesicles, biomimetic nanocarriers, and viral vectors. Comparative studies evaluating different delivery strategies for mRNA and other nucleic acids are particularly encouraged. Topics of interest also include targeted delivery, biodistribution, immunogenicity, safety assessment, and scalable manufacturing for clinical translation.
This Special Issue aims to provide an integrated overview of emerging nanomedicine delivery technologies and their translational potential, serving as an important resource for researchers in nanomedicine, drug delivery, and gene therapy.
Dr. Shiyan Dong
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanomedicine
- drug delivery
- gene delivery
- mRNA delivery
- lipid nanoparticles (LNPs)
- liposomes
- extracellular vesicles
- biomimetic nanocarriers
- targeted delivery
- translational nanomedicine
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