Biomaterial-Based Nanoencapsulation Systems for Drug Protection and Controlled Release
A special issue of Pharmaceutics (ISSN 1999-4923). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2026 | Viewed by 1711
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The concept of nanoencapsulation falls within the area of nanotechnology, which is defined as any technology related to materials, systems, and processes that operate at a scale of ≤100 nm, although, in practice, a maximum limit of 500 nm is accepted. Nanoencapsulation encompasses processes that have the advantage of providing protection to the component of interest, drugs, and bioactive compounds. Nanoencapsulation techniques and processes have emerged as promising tools in the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical sectors. An encapsulated bioactive would be trapped by a system that can preserve it from degradation, increasing its solubility and its bioavailability with the possibility of exerting a controlled release.
Biopolymers, i.e., polysaccharides, lipids, and proteins, are promising materials for constructing encapsulation matrices due to their characteristics such as abundance, biocompatibility, and non-toxicity. Furthermore, nanostructures could act as a versatile tool to enhance the therapeutic index of drugs, the bioavailability of which depends on the stability of the drug or bioactive in the oral, gastric, and intestinal environment, its solubility and mode of absorption, and, subsequently, its reach to the target organ.
Dr. Oscar E. Pérez
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanostructures
- nanoencapsulation
- drugs/bioactive compounds
- biopolymer materials
- controlled release
- bioavailability
- nanoproducts
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