Natural Compounds and Extracts Loaded into Advanced Delivery Platforms
A special issue of Pharmaceuticals (ISSN 1424-8247). This special issue belongs to the section "Natural Products".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 August 2026 | Viewed by 410
Editors
Interests: natural products; advanced delivery systems; bio/nanomaterials; skin applications antiaging; wound care; longevity
Interests: natural products; green extraction; drug delivery systems; controlled drug release; patient care; neuroprotection; longevity; biomaterials
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Interests: natural products; drug delivery; drug targeting; pediatrics; personalized medicine
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Special Issue on “Natural Compounds and Extracts Loaded into Advanced Delivery Platforms” aims to provide a broad and inclusive forum for interdisciplinary research at the interface of natural product science and advanced delivery technologies. Natural extracts and phytochemicals represent an exceptionally rich and structurally diverse source of bioactive compounds with a wide spectrum of potential biological and therapeutic activities, such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiviral, anticancer, cardioprotective, neuroprotective, immunomodulatory, metabolic-regulating, and wound-healing effects, among others. Their multifaceted pharmacological profiles make natural compounds attractive candidates for applications across many areas of medicine, pharmacy, and health sciences.
Despite their promise, the translation of natural bioactives into effective products is often hampered by physicochemical and biopharmaceutical limitations, including poor solubility, low stability, rapid metabolism, and limited bioavailability. Advanced delivery technologies offer versatile solutions to overcome these barriers. A wide range of formulation and carrier strategies can be explored in this Special Issue, including lipid-based nanoparticles, polymeric nanoparticles, polymeric micelles, nanoemulsions, nanogels, nanofibers, hydrogels, polymeric capsules, nanocapsules, mesoporous nanoparticles, cyclodextrin-based carriers, polymer–drug conjugates, extracellular vesicles, and hybrid lipid–polymer delivery systems.
This Special Issue welcomes original research articles and reviews covering fundamental, applied, and translational aspects of natural compounds and extract-loaded delivery systems. Contributions from diverse fields, including pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, functional foods, cosmetics, wound care, pediatrics, personalized medicine, and related areas, are strongly encouraged. By maintaining a wide thematic scope, this Special Issue seeks to stimulate cross-disciplinary exchange and highlight innovative strategies that advance the development of natural bioactive-based therapeutic and health-promoting products.
Prof. Dr. Judyta Cielecka-Piontek
Dr. Anna Stasiłowicz-Krzemień
Prof. Dr. Nunzio Denora
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bioavailability enhancement
- biopolymer-based carriers
- controlled delivery
- nanoencapsulation
- nanocarriers
- natural bioactive compounds
- phytochemical delivery systems
- plant extract formulations
- sustainable delivery systems
- targeted delivery
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