Hydrogel Systems for Efficient Drug Delivery

Dear Colleagues,

Hydrogels have shown significance in a wide variety of fields and attained the long-term interest of the research community; thus, we are pleased to announce the Special Issue named "Hydrogel Systems for Efficient Drug Delivery".

The aim of this Special Issue is to present valuable achievements in up-to-date drug delivery systems (DDS) based on hydrogels. Particular focus will be put on the science and technology behind the carrier and overall DDS design, and their application. The Special Issue will cover all innovative aspects of all kinds of polymeric hydrogels, multi-functional and stimuli-responsive hydrogels, composite hydrogels, and hybrid hydrogels used in buccal, oral, nasal, ocular, pulmonary, transdermal, vaginal, and gastrointestinal applications, among other drug delivery systems. Papers providing new aspects of the overall hydrogel behavior during drug loading or delivery, the monitoring of the pharmacokinetics and controlled delivery, as well as preclinical data, are preferable. The release of diverse active substances (drugs, vitamins, enzymes, DNK, RNK, phyto therapeutics, proteins, etc.) and the comparison of the release efficiency with previously reported systems/results are welcomed.

We hope that this Special Issue will attract a wider readership and become a valuable resource for scientists working toward the further development of pharmaceutics and hydrogel sciences. It is our pleasure to invite you to take part in this Special Issue and submit your work (full papers and reviews).

Dr. Vesna V. Panić
Prof. Dr. Rada Pjanović
Dr. Maja Marković
Guest Editors

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