Nanoparticles: The Future of Drug Delivery
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "B3: Nanoparticles in Biomedicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 5859
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biomaterials; targeted drug delivery systems; interventional therapy
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Dear Colleagues,
The emergence of nanotechnology has paved the way towards the precise treatment of different diseases by exploiting intrinsic physico-chemical properties of nanoparticles. In this Special Issue, Nanotechnology primarily focuses on nanoscale particles with under 200 nm diameter and their delivery systems. Current drug delivery nanosystems includes liposomes, solid nanoparticles, nanoparticles, polymeric micelles, nanogels, and extracellular vesicles. Therapeutic agents can be loaded into the core or onto the surface of nanosystems via chemical conjugation, physical encapsulation, or electrostatic adsorption. This process allows for the extended blood circulation of drugs, enhanced bioavailability, improved therapeutic responses, and reduced side effects. However, the designed nanosystems also face various challenges, including intrinsic toxicity, off-target effects and obstacles for clinical transformation. Accordingly, this Special Issue seeks to showcase research papers and review articles that focus on developments on novel nanosystem developments and their use in various biomedical applications.Moreover, comprehensive studies on the toxicity, degradation and metabolism of existing nanoparticles are also welcome.
Prof. Dr. Yongzhong Du
Prof. Xiaoling Xu
Guest Editors
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Dr. Xiaoling Xu
Prof. Dr. Yongzhong Du
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. Micromachines is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly 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 2100 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
- solid nanoparticles
- nanoparticles
- polymeric micelles
- nanogels
- extracellular vesicles
- biomedical applications
- toxicity
- degradation
- metabolism
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