Biomaterials for Drug Delivery and Advanced In Vitro Models in Pharmaceutical Research
A Special Issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 May 2026) | Viewed by 572
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Interests: biomaterials; scaffold fabrication; regenerative medicine; natural polymers
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Interests: cancer nanomedicine; polyurethanes; drug delivery
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Interests: biofabrication; in vitro modeling
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The development of advanced biomaterials and micro- and nanotechnologies is playing an increasingly important role in pharmaceutical sciences, particularly in the design of innovative drug delivery systems and predictive platforms for drug evaluation. These approaches are contributing to improved drug efficacy, targeted delivery, and enhanced patient-specific therapies.
This joint Special Issue between Pharmaceutics and Nanomaterials aims to highlight recent advances in the development and application of materials and technologies for pharmaceutical purposes, with a particular focus on:
- the design, formulation, and characterization of drug delivery systems, including nano- and micro-carriers, hydrogels, and stimuli-responsive materials;
- advanced in vitro models for drug testing and screening, such as organoids and organ-on-chip systems, with relevance to drug development and pharmacological studies;
- the interaction between nanomaterials and biological systems in a pharmaceutical context, including their impact on drug delivery performance, safety, and toxicity.
By bridging material science and pharmaceutics, this Special Issue seeks to provide insights into next-generation strategies for drug delivery and evaluation, fostering translational approaches in pharmaceutical research.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Pharmaceutics.
Dr. Lorenza Draghi
Dr. Clara Mattu
Dr. Viola Sgarminato
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nano- and micro-particles
- hydrogels
- nano- and micro-gels
- tissue models
- organ-on-chips
- organoids
- pollutants
- drug screening
- delivery of small and biological drugs
- gene therapy
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