New Progress in Targeted Delivery of Nanocarriers
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Biology and Medicines".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 May 2026) | Viewed by 1552
Special Issue Editor
Interests: active drug targeting; biomedical applications of colloids and nanoparticles; biopharmacy; drug absorption; drug delivery; drug release; formulation and evaluation of pharmaceutical dosage forms; hyperthermia-based anticancer treatment; in vivo fate of nanoplatforms; ligand-receptor interactions and nanoparticle endocytosis; long-circulating nanoparticles; magnetic colloids; nanoteranosis; passive drug targeting; PEGylated nanoparticles; pharmaceutical technology; pharmacokinetics; stimuli sensitive nanostructures; surface chemistry and interface science; surface functionalization of nanoparticles
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Dear Colleagues,
Targeted therapies based on multifunctional nanoparticles have generated promising results in optimized efficacy and reduced collateral toxicity. However, engineering nanoparticulate systems continue to encounter technical problems in vitro, e.g., reproducibility, the appropriate loading of active agents, or colloidal stability, to name only a few. Furthermore, biological barriers represent important walls interfering with their successful in vivo fate. The blood–brain barrier, pleural fluid, and mucins on mucous membranes are among the most relevant barricades limiting the targeted delivery of nanomedicines. Recently, there has been significant progress in optimizing the therapeutic efficacy of these nanomaterials.
This Special Issue of Nanomaterials hopes to receive contributions (in the form of research articles, letters, reviews, and communications) that provide an update on the applications and perspectives associated with the engineering of therapeutically efficient nanomedicines. In addition, this special issue will analyze the barriers to drug delivery and provide an overview of the various approaches employed to address related topics.
I kindly invite you to contribute to this Special Issue of Nanomaterials entitled “New Progress in Targeted Delivery of Nanocarriers”.
Prof. Dr. Jose L. Arias
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- passive drug targeting
- active drug targeting
- nanoparticles
- ligand-mediated delivery
- image-guided drug delivery
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