Recent Advances in Analytical Methods for Drug Analysis
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Analytical Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 21
Special Issue Editor
Interests: medicinal chemistry; drug analysis; drug stability; drug photostability; drug phototoxicity
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Analytical procedures play a crucial role at every stage of a drug’s life cycle, from early development and research to the quality control of each batch released to the market. Modern technologies offer increasingly powerful tools, advanced chemometric support, and innovative data-processing techniques that enable faster and more effective assessment of drug quality. At the same time, however, the field faces significant challenges, including the rising costs of analytical experiments and growing environmental concerns.
I warmly invite you to contribute papers presenting new analytical procedures dedicated to pharmaceutical analysis. Submissions may cover spectroscopic, chromatographic, thermo- and electroanalytical approaches, as well as biological methods supported by multivariate statistics, chemometrics, and AI-based tools. We welcome studies focusing on bioactive compounds, biological drugs, and new pharmaceutical formulations, including investigations of active substances, their organic or elemental impurities, and enantiomers as well as metabolites.
Topics may also address Process Analytical Technology (PAT), the miniaturization method, and greener analytical strategies. This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art analytical tools and strategies employed in drug discovery, development, quality control and biomedical studies.
Prof. Dr. Anna Gumieniczek
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- advances in analytical techniques
- PAT and miniaturization
- green chemistry
- chemometrics and AI-based tools
- new bioactive compounds, organic and biological drugs
- organic and elemental impurities
- enantiomers
- metabolites and biomedical analysis
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