Innovations in Nanomedicine and Polymeric Drug Delivery
A special issue of Pharmaceutics (ISSN 1999-4923). This special issue belongs to the section "Drug Delivery and Controlled Release".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 9
Special Issue Editor
2. Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, USA
Interests: polymeric drug delivery systems; lipid-based delivery systems; nanomedicine; nano–bio interfaces; targeted drug and gene delivery; computational modeling and machine learning in nanomedicine design and optimization; pharmacokinetics and biodistribution of nanomedicine
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nanomedicine and polymeric drug delivery systems have transformed the landscape of modern therapeutics by offering versatile strategies to improve drug stability, bioavailability, targeting, and controlled release. Advances in materials science, nanotechnology, and pharmaceutical engineering have enabled the design of lipid-based carriers, polymeric micelles, hydrogels, nanoparticles, and hybrid platforms that can deliver small molecules, biologics, and nucleic acids with unprecedented precision. Beyond their capacity to enhance pharmacokinetics and biodistribution, these systems provide opportunities to overcome biological barriers, reduce systemic toxicity, and enable patient-tailored therapies.
This Special Issue will highlight recent innovations at the interface of nanotechnology, polymer science, and medicine. Topics of interest include the development of novel nanocarriers, polymeric, lipid-based and hybrid drug delivery systems, targeted and stimuli-responsive therapeutics, advances in gene delivery, computational modeling of nanomedicine, and studies addressing the nano–bio interface and pharmacokinetics. Both original research articles and comprehensive reviews are welcome, with the aim of providing readers with an up-to-date perspective on emerging technologies and future directions in nanomedicine and polymeric drug delivery.
Dr. Morteza Rasoulianboroujeni
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanomedicine
- polymeric drug delivery
- lipid-based carriers
- targeted delivery
- gene delivery
- controlled release
- nano–bio interface
- stimuli-responsive systems
- pharmacokinetics
- computational modeling
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