Research on the Development of Semi-solid Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Self-Emulsifying Drug Delivery Systems
A special issue of Pharmaceutics (ISSN 1999-4923). This special issue belongs to the section "Drug Delivery and Controlled Release".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 April 2026 | Viewed by 1937
Special Issue Editors
Interests: topical drug delivery; semi-solid pharmaceutical dosage forms; self-emulsifying drug delivery systems; nanocarriers; surfactants; in vitro studies; pharmaceutical technology; drug release; skin permeation
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Interests: topical drug delivery; self-emulsifying drug delivery systems; nanocarriers; surfactants; in vitro and in vivo studies; pharmaceutical technology; drug release; skin permeation
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to submit a paper for the Special Issue “Research on the Development of Semi-solid Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Self-Emulsifying Drug Delivery Systems”. Semi-solid dosage forms offer ease of application, controlled release of active ingredients, and improved patient compliance. The incorporation of self-emulsifying drug delivery systems into semi-solid pharmaceutical dosage forms provides a promising strategy for overcoming the challenges associated with poor drug solubility, bioavailability, and patient compliance.
This Special Issue aims to highlight the current progress in the development of innovative semi-solid dosage forms and self-emulsifying drug delivery systems, regardless of their therapeutic target.
We welcome researchers to contribute original research and review articles focusing on the formulation and investigation of novel semi-solid pharmaceutical dosage forms, including creams, ointments, gels, and transdermal patches, as well as self-emulsifying drug delivery systems.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Pálma Fehér
Dr. Liza Józsa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- semi-solid dosage forms
- ointments
- creams
- gels
- transdermal patches
- self-emulsifying drug delivery systems
- topical delivery
- transdermal delivery
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