Applications of Nanomaterials in Drug Delivery Systems

Dear Colleagues,

The rapid evolution of nanotechnology has revolutionized the field of drug delivery, offering transformative strategies to overcome longstanding challenges in therapeutic efficacy, safety, and precision medicine. Nanomaterials provide unique physicochemical properties such as tunable size, surface functionality, high loading capacity, and controlled release behavior, enabling the development of advanced delivery platforms with enhanced targeting, bioavailability, and therapeutic performance.

This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive and interdisciplinary platform to showcase recent advances in the design, synthesis, functionalization, and biomedical application of nanomaterials for drug delivery systems. It will highlight both fundamental research and translational studies that bridge the gap between laboratory innovation and clinical implementation.

We welcome original research articles or reviews that explore innovative nanomaterial-based delivery strategies, including organic, inorganic, hybrid, and bio-inspired nanostructures. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, targeted drug delivery, stimuli-responsive systems, antibacterial materials, controlled drug release, nanocarriers for gene and protein delivery, and smart nanoplatforms for diagnostics and theranostics.

This Special Issue seeks to advance scientific understanding of nanomaterial–biological interactions, improve therapeutic precision, and contribute to the development of next-generation drug delivery technologies that can address unmet clinical needs across a broad range of diseases, including cancer, neurodegenerative disorders, and infectious diseases.

Dr. Muhammad Usman Munir
Guest Editor

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