Solid State Chemistry and Materials Science in Pharmaceutical Research: From Solid Forms to Advanced Dosage Forms
A special issue of Pharmaceuticals (ISSN 1424-8247). This special issue belongs to the section "Pharmaceutical Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 63
Special Issue Editors
Interests: materials science; solid forms; amorphous solid dispersions; lyophilisates/lyophilization; biophysical characterization of peptides and proteins
Interests: protein/peptide crystallization; protein/peptide formulation; bioseparation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The MDPI journal Pharmaceuticals is pleased to invite submissions to our Special Issue: "Solid State Chemistry and Materials Science in Pharmaceutical Research: From Solid Forms to Advanced Dosage Forms".
From historical approaches for improving stability and efficacy of medicines to more recent breakthroughs, solid-state chemistry and materials science continue to shape pharmaceutical innovation. Advances in the understanding and control of solid forms—polymorphs, salts, co-crystals, amorphous systems—underpin the development of safer, more effective drug products and enable the creation of advanced dosage forms tailored for optimal patient outcomes. The interplay of molecular structure, solid-state properties, computational chemistry, formulation technologies, and regulatory requirements presents both new opportunities and ongoing challenges for scientists, developers, and manufacturers.
On behalf of the Editorial Board of Pharmaceuticals, we are delighted to announce this Special Issue dedicated to highlighting current progress, emerging trends, and visionary research at the intersection of solid-state chemistry and pharmaceutical materials science. We invite contributions that span fundamental studies to applied innovations, aiming to illustrate the evolving landscape and future directions in the development of solid forms and advanced dosage forms.
Dr. Norbert Nagel
Dr. Wenqian Chen
Dr. Raimundo Ho
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Pharmaceuticals is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- solid forms
- solid form screening
- pharmaceutical salts
- polymorphism
- hydrates
- co-crystals
- materials science
- manufacturing process understanding
- solid dosage forms
- semi-solid dosage forms
- pharmaceutical amorphous solid dispersions
- enabling formulations
- crystal structure prediction
- material science tetrahedron
- computational chemistry
- structure-property relationships
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