Aerogels for Regenerative Medicine and Pharmaceutical Technology
A special issue of Pharmaceutics (ISSN 1999-4923). This special issue belongs to the section "Pharmaceutical Technology, Manufacturing and Devices".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 29
Special Issue Editors
2. Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona, ICMAB-CSIC, Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
3. Research Institute for Medicines (iMed. ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Professor Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal
Interests: 3D printing; aerogels; supercritical fluids; regenerative medicine; pharmaceutical technology
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Interests: aerogels; supercritical fluids; regenerative medicine; pharmaceutical technology; 3D bioprinting; porous materials; scaffolds; biomedical applications
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Aerogels are currently broadening their uses in different biomedical fields due to their unique and tunable physicochemical and biological performances. Their low density, high porosity and specific surface area make them suitable candidates for loading biomolecules with a high entrapment yield towards a more efficient and controlled drug delivery. Polymeric, silica and hybrid aerogels are being studied as carriers for different therapeutic cargos for topical, pulmonary and oral drug delivery. Within the pharmaceutical technology field, innovative synthetic approaches employing green methodologies are being studied for the manufacturing of aerogels for tissue engineering applications. Particles of different sizes, monoliths, and 3D-printed scaffolds have been designed, manufactured and sterilized through aerogel technology.
The aim of this Special Issue is to compile original contributions about novel aerogel formulations and technologies for drug delivery and regenerative medicine applications. Research articles and reviews about aerogel-based biomaterials, including their synthesis processes, characterization techniques and the study of their properties can be covered.
Dr. Ana Iglesias-Mejuto
Prof. Dr. Carlos A. García-González
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- aerogels
- tissue engineering
- regenerative medicine
- drug delivery
- pharmaceutical technology
- polymers
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