Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) Techniques for Drug Delivery

Dear Colleagues,

The RAFT technique has been increasingly used in nanomedicine. The RAFT technique allows for the precise synthesis of complex polymeric architectures including micelles, nanoparticles, vesicles, star polymers, and capsules, with suitable functionalities for attachment and targeted delivery of diagnostic and therapeutic agents.

This Special Issue focuses on the most recent developments in using the RAFT technique for the controlled synthesis and functionalisation of polymeric drug delivery systems for a wide range of biological applications.

As the guest editors of the Pharmaceutics Special Issue on “Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) Techniques for Drug Delivery Applications”, we are pleased to invite you to contribute your work to this Special Issue. Should your response be positive, we would appreciate receiving within the next month a short tentative abstract (100-150 words) describing the topic covered in your contribution. The deadline for submission is 30 June 2022 and you may send your manuscript up until the deadline. Both original research articles and reviews are welcome.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Hien Duong
Dr. Changkui Fu
Guest Editors

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