Light-Activatable Drug Delivery Systems
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 April 2021) | Viewed by 264
Special Issue Editors
Interests: smart and bioinspired drug delivery systems; self-assemblies; lipid–porphyrin conjugates; AFM; force spectroscopy; nanomechanics; amyloid fibrils; photodynamic therapy; photothermal therapy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Photoactivatable drug delivery systems are now considered as one of the most promising nanoparticulate systems for the spatiotemporal delivery and release of therapeutic agents. Added to the several interesting properties offered by many conventional nanoparticulate systems, such as their capacity to encapsulate therapeutic agents with different aqueous solubility (i.e., hydrophobic/hydrophilic), their biodegradability, and their biocompatibility, photoactivatable nanosystems allow more efficient drug release at the specific target. Indeed, after their administration, they remain stable in the circulation and specifically release their cargo upon their activation with light. This Special Issue will contain contributions discussing (i) the recent developments with photoactivatable drug delivery systems, (ii) the formulation requirements for their successful design, (iii) their applications in vitro and/or in vivo, as well as (iv) their limitations and the future prospects for their successful clinical translation. Reviews articles by experts in the field will also be welcome.
Prof. Dr. Ali Makky
Dr. Wasim Abuillan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Lipid-based nanosystems
- Polymeric nanosystems
- Inorganic nanosystems
- Design
- Applications
- Interest and challenges
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