Natural Bioactives and Advanced Delivery Strategies: From Novel Sources to Therapeutic Applications
A special issue of Pharmaceutics (ISSN 1999-4923). This special issue belongs to the section "Drug Delivery and Controlled Release".
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The pharmaceutical potential of natural products continues to expand as new bioactive compounds are identified from plants, microorganisms, marine life, and unconventional natural sources. Simultaneously, innovations in drug delivery systems are transforming how these compounds can be stabilized, targeted, and translated into effective therapies.
This Special Issue invites the submission of high-quality research and reviews focusing on the following topics:
Discovery of novel natural bioactives with pharmacological potential.
Therapeutic evaluation of newly characterized compounds, including anticancer, neuroprotective, immunomodulatory, anti-infective, and metabolic activities.
Innovative drug delivery systems (e.g., nanoformulations, lipid-based carriers, and smart systems) that enhance bioavailability, tissue targeting, and therapeutic efficacy.
Synergistic approaches combining natural compounds with modern formulation strategies.
Biopharmaceutical, pharmacokinetic, and mechanistic studies related to natural compound delivery.
Analytical, regulatory, and industrial perspectives on the development of nature-derived therapeutics.
The goal of this Special Issue is to provide a platform for interdisciplinary dialogue between natural product chemists, pharmacologists, formulation scientists, and translational researchers working to bring nature-derived compounds into clinical relevance.
The submission of original research articles and reviews is welcome.
Dr. Anna Kurek-Górecka
Dr. Radosław Balwierz
Dr. Małgorzata Kłósek
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- natural compounds
- novel bioactives
- drug delivery
- nanocarriers
- therapeutic innovation
- phytochemicals
- anticancer agents
- translational pharmacology
- formulation science
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