Pharmaceutics

Pathophysiological Influences on Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics

edited by Geraldo Duarte, Fernanda de Lima Moreira and Jhohann Richard de Lima Benzi

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8645 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug– disease interactions; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics; pharmacotherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics)

Novel Drug Delivery Systems for the Treatment of Skin Disorders

edited by

Ioana Viorica Olariu

and

Vicenţiu Vlaia

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6723 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery; nanoparticles; vesicular systems; 3D-printed drugs; topical dosage form; skin disorder; penetration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Nanotechnology and RNA-Based Technologies Applied to Prophylaxis and Advanced Therapies

edited by

Bruna Aparecida Souza Machado

and Vinicius Pinto Costa Rocha

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4606 | Submission Open

Keywords: RNA-technologies; nanotechnology; messenger RNA (mRNA); interference RNA (RNAi); vaccines; treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gene and Cell Therapy)

Long Acting Drug Delivery Formulations

edited by Thierry Vandamme

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4585 | Submission Open

Keywords: improvement in patient adherence; steady state; drug bioavailability; reduced side effect; targeted delivery; long acting; sustained release; prolonged release; pulse release; compliance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Pharmacy and Formulation)

Biomaterials: Pharmaceutical Applications

edited by

Claudia Garnero

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3555 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural biomaterials; synthetic biomaterials; drug delivery systems; tissue engineering; disease diagnosis; wound healing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)

“The Power of Light” in Biomedical and Pharmaceutics: New Approaches for Photodynamic Purposes

edited by

Lucinda V. Reis

and

Eurico Lima

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 962 | Submission Open

Keywords: light; photosensitizers; photochemistry; photobiology; photodynamic therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

Antibody–Drug Conjugates Therapeutics

edited by

Amal Ali Elkordy

and

Summer Y. Y. Ha

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 724 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibody– drug conjugate; drug delivery; antibody; payload; linker; protein conjugation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biologics and Biosimilars)

Recent Advances in Drug Formulation for Antiviral Therapy

edited by Chiara Medaglia

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 436 | Submission Open

Keywords: antiviral drugs development; infection; host-pathogen interactions; functional genomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

Drug Product Performance: Bioavailability, Relative Bioavailability and Bioequivalence, 2nd Edition

edited by

Paulo Paixão

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 23144 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioavailability; relative bioavailability; bioequivalence; biowaivers; statistical issues; regulatory issues; in vitro– in vivo correlations; physiologically-based biopharmaceutical models; physiologically-based pharmacokinetic models; qualification of models; population pharmacokinetic models; biopharmaceutical classification system; in vitro dissolution; dissolution metrics; predictive dissolution; clinical trial simulations; clinical trial optimization; healthy subjects in BA/BE trials; patients in BA/BE trials; pharmacokinetic parameters for BA/BE assessment; narrow therapeutic index drugs; highly variable drug products; immediate-release formulations; modified-release formulations; multiphasic drug products; extravascular routes of administration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)

Advances in Drug Delivery Systems for the Treatment of Chronic Wound Healing

edited by Carolina Martinez and María Jimena Prieto

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 18085 | Submission Open

Keywords: wound healing; chronic diseases; wound repair and regeneration; drug delivery; topical formulations; biomaterial; nanotechnology; wound dressing; scar

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Inorganic Nanomaterials for the Development of Drug Delivery and Biomedical Applications

edited by

Jianping Liu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8517 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic nanoparticles; drug delivery; disease diagnosis; disease treatment; nano-biosensor; cancer theranostics; cancer imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Advancements and Innovations in Antibody Drug Conjugates

edited by

Murali Mohan Yallapu

, Shivaji Edupuganti and Ebaston Thankarajan

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8443 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibody– drug conjugates; monoclonal antibodies; targeted therapies; linker technologies; site-specific conjugation; bioimaging; pharmacokinetics; therapeutic index; next-generation ADCs; drug resistance; bispecific antibodies; combination therapies; off-target toxicity; efficacy and safety; tumor-specific antigens

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

Hybrid Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy

edited by Jacy Gameiro

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7300 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid nanoparticles; cancer therapy; targeted drug delivery; nanomedicine; tumor microenvironment; gene therapy; immunotherapy; diagnostics; nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)

Naturally Derived Materials-Based Drug Delivery Systems and Their Biomedical Applications

edited by

Tao Sun

and

Martine Tarsitano

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6673 | Submission Open

Keywords: naturally derived material; drug delivery systems; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Advances in Granulation Processes in Pharmaceutical Formulation Systems

edited by Krunoslav Žižek and

Rachel Smith

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5331 | Submission Open

Keywords: granulation; drug formulation; tableting; process modelling; process optimization; scale-up

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology, Manufacturing and Devices)

Microneedles for Drug and Vaccine Delivery

edited by

Hiep (Ben) Nguyen

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4153 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical enhancement technologies; fabrication; characterization; applications; drug delivery; cosmetic applications; diagnostic; vaccination

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Brain Tumors Treatment: Current and Future Challenges from Drug Formulations to Delivery Methods

edited by

Anna Rita Bilia

, Sara Badodi and

Loredana Guglielmi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3459 | Submission Open

Keywords: blood– brain barrier pathophysiology in different tumors; pediatric brain tumors; adult brain tumors; considerations for adult vs. pediatric drug delivery development; nanocarriers and nanoparticles; focused ultrasound; convection enhanced delivery; intranasal delivery; intra-arterial delivery; combination strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

Natural Compounds in Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Cecilia Georgescu

,

Felicia-Gabriela Gligor

,

Carmen Maximiliana Dobrea

,

Adina Frum

,

Anca Butuca

and

Monica Mironescu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3111 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; extraction techniques; phytochemical analyses; natural compounds; biological active compounds; new formulations; encapsulated technics; biotechnology; drug delivery systems; bioavailability; pharmacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Advances in Solid and Semi-Solid Dosage Form Design for Enhanced Biopharmaceutical Performance

edited by

Abdullah Alzahrani

and

Ádám Haimhoffer

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2761 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid dosage forms (tablets; capsules; pellets); novel formulation strategies; bioavailability enhancement; amorphous solid dispersions; lipid-based formulations; pharmaceutical cocrystals; excipient functionality and drug release; 3D printing in pharmaceuticals; hot melt extrusion (HME); spray drying in drug formulation; co-processing techniques; controlled and sustained drug release; targeted drug delivery systems; in vitro/in vivo correlation (IVIVC); quality-by-design (QbD) in pharmaceutics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)

In Vitro and In Vivo Biopharmaceutics Assessment of Silica-Based Drug Delivery Systems: Characterization, Drug Release, and Biological Performance

edited by

Francisco Arriagada

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2584 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery systems; mesoporous silica nanoparticles; biopharmaceutics evaluation; controlled drug release; drug release kinetics; in vivo performance; in vitro methodologies; pharmaceutical nanotechnology; stimuli-responsive systems; therapeutic efficacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)

Controlled Delivery of Cosmeceuticals Using Nanotechnology

edited by

Néstor Mendoza-Muñoz

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2406 | Submission Open

Keywords: cosmeceuticals; skin; targeting; cosmetics; nanotechnology; delivery; formulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)

Nanosystems for Advanced Diagnostics and Therapy

edited by

Francisco Arriagada

and

Javier Morales

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2114 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanosystems; theranostics; nanomedicine; molecular imaging; targeted drug delivery; radiolabeled nanoparticles; image guided therapy; smart nanocarriers; nanoradiopharmaceuticals; nanotechnology in diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)

Nanoemulsions for Nose-to-Brain Drug Delivery

edited by Clóvis Orlando Pereira Da Fonseca and

Rubiana Mara Mainardes

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2087 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoemulsion; intranasal; pharmacokinetics; nose-to-brain; neurology; olfactory; nanomedicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)

In Silico Approaches of Drug–Target Interactions

edited by

Stefania Olla

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2002 | Submission Open

Keywords: in silico drug discovery; drug– target interactions; virtual screening; molecular modeling; machine learning in drug design; ADME predictions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

Advances in Vaccine Delivery and Vaccine Administration

edited by

Martin J. D'Souza

and

Sharon Vijayanand

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1965 | Submission Open

Keywords: vaccine delivery; vaccination; vaccine immunity; humoral immune response; cell-mediated immunity; infectious diseases; vaccine administration; novel routes of vaccination; nanoparticles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring as a Useful Tool in Therapy Improvement, 3rd Edition

edited by

Andrzej Czyrski

,

Matylda Resztak

and

Joanna Sobiak

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1752 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug– drug interactions; pharmacokinetics; therapeutic drug monitoring; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Pharmaceutics)

Alternative Animal Models for Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery: Efficacy and Toxicity Assessment

edited by

Rubiana Mara Mainardes

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1742 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative animal models; nanoparticle drug delivery; nanomedicine; toxicity assessment; bioavailability; in vivo models; biodistribution studies; therapeutic efficacy; pharmaceutical testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Novel Therapeutic Agents and Innovative Delivery Systems Against Infectious Diseases

edited by Sara Consalvi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1709 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal chemistry; antibacterials; antivirals; antimicrobials; drug resistance; drug delivery; drug candidate; drug repurposing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Innovative Drug Delivery Systems: From Nanotechnology to Smart Devices

edited by Mahdi Ghavami and

Zhongyang Zhang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1644 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart nanoparticles; innovative drug delivery; ingestible devices; targeted delivery systems; controlled release; microfabrication techniques; nano and microtechnology; biocompatible materials; bioavailability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology, Manufacturing and Devices)

Innovations in Advanced Drug Delivery Systems: Overcoming Challenges for Personalized Medicine

edited by Hélcio Silva Dos Santos

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1392 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug administration; polymers; structural characterization; nanoparticles; in silico studies; toxicity; bioavailability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Advanced Drug Delivery Systems for Natural Products

edited by

Velichka Andonova

,

Viliana Eduardova Gugleva

and

Stanila Stoeva

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1311 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; advanced drug delivery systems; liposomes; niosomes; phytosomes; lipid nanoparticles; smart polymers; biodegradable nanoparticles; polymeric nanoparticles; drug carriers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Recent Advances in Physiologically Based Biopharmaceutics Modeling

edited by Atsushi Kambayashi

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1000 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral drug absorption; bioavailability; bioequivalence; modeling and simulation; physiologically based biopharmaceutics modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics)

Engineering and Characterisation of Novel Nanomedicine Formulations, 3rd Edition

edited by

Ana Isabel Fraguas-Sánchez

and Raquel Fernández García

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 679 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; liposomes; solid lipid nanocapsules; drug targeting; cancer; infectious diseases; nanovaccines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)

Carbon-Based Nanomaterials for Pharmaceutical Applications

edited by

Danica Jović

and Ivana Borišev

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 644 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon-based nanomaterials; drug delivery; fullerenes; graphene; carbon nanotubes; nanodiamonds; carbon dots; biocompatibility; pharmaceutical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)

Anti-Inflammatory Effects from Natural Bioactive Compounds—from Bench to Bedside, 3rd Edition

edited by

Ariane Leite Rozza

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 520 | Submission Open

Keywords: inflammation; bioproducts; isolated compounds; cytokines; macrophages; autoimmune diseases; in vivo assay; in vitro assay

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

Developing Drug Delivery Approaches for Both Phage Therapeutics and Phage-Based Vectors

edited by

Tea Glonti

and Daniel De Vos

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 441 | Submission Open

Keywords: phage vector; drug delivery; phage therapy; phage technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Smart Drug Delivery Systems for Immunotherapeutic Agents

edited by

Mariangela Garofalo

and

Damilare D. Akintade

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 372 | Submission Open

Keywords: immunotherapy; drug delivery systems; nanomedicine; targeted therapy; cancer immunotherapy; lipid nanoparticles; biomaterials; controlled rel ease; immunoengineering; translational medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gene and Cell Therapy)

Metal Nanoparticles in Therapeutics: Pioneering Drug Delivery Systems and Tissue Engineering

edited by

Fernando Jorge Monteiro

and

Marta Laranjeira

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal nanoparticles; drug delivery systems; tissue engineering; cancer therapy; nanomedicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)

Biomaterials for Skin Drug Delivery

edited by

Diana Araújo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: skin drug delivery; transdermal delivery; topical delivery; skin permeation; biomaterials; hydrogels; microneedles; nanocarriers; bioresponsive materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Advancing Block Co-Polymer Nanomedicines: Innovations in Effective Drug Delivery

edited by

Giulia Bonacucina

and

Nisar Ul Khaliq

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open

Keywords: pluronic-based nanomedicines and hydrogels; gene delivery; advanced drug delivery systems; radiotherapy and photodynamic therapy; combination therapy; polymeric nanomedicines; immunotherapy; nanogels; small-molecule delivery systems; block co-polymers nanomedicines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)

A New Generation of Metal Anticancer Drugs

edited by

Ignacio E. León

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal-based drugs; cytotoxicity; cancer; nanoparticles; drug delivery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Pharmacy and Formulation)

Biocompatible Polymer-Based Nanocarriers and Nanocomposites as Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Anna Mielańczyk

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocompatible nanocomposites; polymer-based nanocomposites; drug delivery; controlled-release systems; nanocarriers; nanomedicine; nanocomposite toxicity; vaccines; gene delivery; cancer therapy; neurodegenerative diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Formulation of Lipid-Based Nanocapsules: Drug Release, Permeability, Biocompatibility, and Stability Studies

edited by

Luigi Battaglia

and Carolina Arrúa

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery; lipid nanocapsules; permeability; biocompatibility; therapeutic efficacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Next-Generation Non-Viral Vectors for Gene Therapy and DNA Vaccination

edited by

Urska Kamensek

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-viral vectors; gene therapy; DNA vectors; plasmid vectors; mRNA vectors; lipid nanoparticles (LNPs); cell-free DNA synthesis; gene electrotransfer; targeted gene delivery; non-viral vector manufacturing; clinical translation of gene therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gene and Cell Therapy)

The Preparation of an Exosome/Liposomal Nano-Drug Delivery System and Its Application in the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

edited by

Dingpei Long

and

Jialing Bao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: exosomes; liposomes; nano-drug delivery systems; inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); targeted therapy; mucosal drug delivery; drug encapsulation; immunomodulation; nanomedicine; extracellular vesicles; personalized medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

The Exciting Opportunities That Radiopharmaceuticals Have to Offer: Nuclear Medicine Imaging, Therapy and Drug Delivery Systems

edited by Yanli Wang and

Ralph Santos-Oliveira

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: PET imaging; theranostics; molecular imaging probes; radionuclide therapy; neuroimaging; radiochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

Model-Based Formulation Strategies for Controlled Release of Active Ingredients

edited by

Pierre Tchoreloff

, Patrick D. Sinko and

Tze Ning Hiew

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: in vitro and in vivo correlation; simultaneous dissolution– absorption evaluation; controlled release; sustained release; drug delivery systems; nanoparticles; micelles; liposomes; nanomaterials; amorphous solid dispersions; molecular dynamics simulations; computational fluid dynamics; computationally designed proteins; computationally designed peptides; pharmacokinetic model; pharmacometric model; 3D printing (personalized medicines/materials development/printing technologies)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Pharmacy and Formulation)

Smart Radiotherapy Biomaterials for Cancer Therapy and Imaging

edited by

Kai Ding

,

Michele Moreau

and

Debarghya China

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1261 | Submission Open

Keywords: multifunctional biomaterials; theranostic biomaterials; smart drug delivery systems; nanobiomaterials; cancer radiotherapy; polymer-based biomaterials nanocarriers customizable biomaterials for cancer therapy and imaging smart nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

PLGA Implants for Controlled Drug Release

edited by Emma Portnoy

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 554 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; drug delivery; liposomes; lipid nanoparticles; PLGA nanoparticles; PLA nanoparticles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Chitosan in Modern Pharmacotherapy: From Drug Encapsulation to Targeted Delivery Systems

edited by Robertas Lazauskas, Dalia Adukauskienė,

Lolita Kuršvietienė

and Inga Staneviciene

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: chitosan-based nanoparticles; oxidative stress; targeted drug delivery; biopharmaceutical applications; clinical translation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

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