Lipids and Surfactants in Drug Discovery, Development and Delivery Systems
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Medicinal Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: drug design; medicinal chemistry; epigenetic inhibitors; multitarget ligands; targeted drug delivery
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The most challenging issues in biopharmaceutical science relate to the development of formulations that balance the physicochemical properties of the drug that affect bioavailability with the potential for targeted delivery to the desired tissues. Lipids and surfactants are well-established technological tools that help overcome challenges, especially with hydrophobic and poorly water-soluble drugs, in the development of drug delivery systems, effectively improving bioavailability and controlling release over time. The constant need to develop effective and safe therapies has imposed requirements for the design of advanced lipid- and surfactant-based drug delivery systems, including micro- and nanoemulsions, micellar systems, liposomes, and niosomes, for oral, parenteral, topical, or pulmonary administration.
For this Special Issue, we invite review and original scientific articles from medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutical technology, and computational chemistry that highlight the ability of lipids and surfactants to influence the physicochemical and pharmacokinetic properties of pharmacologically active compounds in the design of new and the improvement of existing pharmaceutical formulations.
Prof. Dr. Katarina Nikolić
Guest Editor
Dr. Marija Popovic-Nikolic
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- micelles
- liposomes
- micro- and nano-emulsions
- solubility
- physicochemical and pharmacokinetic properties
- drug design
- controlled release
- drug discovery
- drug development
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