Pharmaceutics

Ionic Liquids in Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13969 | Submission Open

Keywords: ionic liquids; deep eutectic solvents; active pharmaceutical ingredients (API); drug delivery systems; antimicrobial properties; drug and protein stabilization; nanoformulations; biosensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Pharmacy and Formulation)

Application Prospects and Challenges of Cell-Penetrating Peptides in Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Zoltán Bánóczi

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6557 | Submission Open

Keywords: cell-penetrating peptide; peptide conjugate; cellular uptake; structure-activity relationship; drug-delivery systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gene and Cell Therapy)

Development of New Nanotechnological Systems Loaded with Drugs for Infectious Disease Application

edited by

Gabriel Davi Marena

, Marlus Chorilli and Taís Maria Bauab

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4882 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanosystems; controlled drug release; infectious diseases; microbial resistance; pathogenic microorganism; drug delivery systems; nanotechnology; nanotherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)

Computer-Aided Development: Recent Advances and Expectations

edited by Alan Talevi

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4720 | Submission Open

Keywords: ADME; ADMET; antitarget; drug design; computer-aided drug design; computer-assisted drug design; computer-guided drug design; ligand-based approaches; machine learning; deep learning; de novo drug design; fragment-based drug design; avatar clinical research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

In Vitro–In Vivo Correlation and Mechanistic Pharmacokinetic Models: Bridging Drug In Vitro Characteristics and In Vivo Behaviors

edited by Zhijun Kevin Wang

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1795 | Submission Open

Keywords: IVIVC; PBPK; pharmacokinetic modeling; mechanistic modeling; drug development; drug– drug interactions; sensitivity analysis; pharmacometrics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Pharmaceutics)

Exploring Solid Dosage Forms: Characterization, Dissolution, and Stability

edited by Magali B. Araújo

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 598 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid dosage forms; drug release kinetics; physicochemical properties; dissolution testing; stability assessment; crystalline forms; pharmaceutical formulations; analytical methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Pharmacy and Formulation)

Ultrasound-Mediated Brain Drug Delivery

edited by Muna Aryal

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 388 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-intensity transcranial focused ultrasound; blood-brain opening; neuromodulation; glymphatic perturbation; brain diseases: brain cancer; aging; and Alzheimer; ultrasound-sensitive biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Development of Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Modeling

edited by

Bárbara Sánchez-Dengra

and

Isabel Gonzalez-Alvarez

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11492 | Submission Open

Keywords: physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling (PBPK); modeling and simulations (M& S); pharmacokinetics; ADME; pharmacometrics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics)

Nano-Drug Delivery Systems for Targeting the Tumor Microenvironment and Simultaneously Overcoming Drug Resistance Properties

edited by

Odília Queirós

and

Patrícia M. A. Silva

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9313 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer therapy; multidrug resistance; mechanisms of drug resistance; tumor microenvironment; ABC transporters; combined therapy; drug delivery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Recent Advances in the Use of Ultrasound to Enhance Drug Delivery and Efficacy for the Treatment of Cancer

edited by

Gail Ter Haar

,

Petros Mouratidis

and

Ian Rivens

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8221 | Submission Open

Keywords: therapy ultrasound; HIFU; drug delivery; sonodynamic therapy; cancer treatment; histotripsy; hyperthermia; thermal ablation; cavitation; blood– brain barrier

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Lipid/Polymer-Based Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Dawei Guo

and Xiuge Gao

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5204 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipid-based nanomaterials; polymer-based nanoparticles; lipid/polymer hybrid nanoparticles; targeted drug delivery; antimicrobial application; wound healing; cancer therapy; mRNA vaccines; transdermal delivery; oral administration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Fluorescent Probes as a Tool in Diagnostic and Drug Delivery

edited by Leo Zhang,

Yuen Yee Cheng

and Peng Zheng

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3420 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescent probes; diagnostics; drug delivery; imaging techniques; biosensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Polymer- and Lipid-Based Nanostructured Drug Delivery Systems for the Treatment of CNS Diseases: Recent Advances towards Clinical Application, 2nd Edition

edited by

Giuseppe Trapani

and

Massimo Conese

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3379 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurodegenerative diseases; neurological diseases; brain tumors; brain targeting; nose-to-brain delivery; polymers from natural and renewable resources; polymer/lipid nanoparticles; neurotrophic factors; stem cells; exosomes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Pharmacy and Formulation)

Recent Advances in Inhibitors for Targeted Therapies

edited by Anke Wilhelm

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2573 | Submission Open

Keywords: targeted therapy; emerging technologies; antiviral strategies; inhibitor development; molecular targets; precision medicine; drug R& D dynamics; pharmaceutics; drug resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

Mathematical Modeling of Polymer-Based Drug Delivery Systems: Mechanisms and Applications

edited by

Maricel Agop

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1845 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymers; drug delivery; mathematical model; experimental data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Drugs in Dermatology: Topical Agent, Cosmeceuticals, Dermatological Drug Delivery, Natural Product in Dermatology, 2nd Edition

edited by

Seyeon Park

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1368 | Submission Open

Keywords: skin disease; dermatological drugs; topical agent; cosmeceuticals; natural products; drug targeting; functional ingredients; skin aging; hair regrowth

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles: Innovative Designs for Photodynamic and Photothermal Therapy in Cancer and Bacterial Infections—Preclinical Evaluation and Beyond

edited by

Luis Ibarra

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1303 | Submission Open

Keywords: conjugated polymer nanoparticles; organic semiconducting materials; biomedical application; drug delivery; preclinical evaluation; antimicrobial nanoparticles; antitumoral nanoparticles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)

Advances in Drug Delivery Systems for Transmucosal Routes Applied in the Treatment of Infectious and Chronic Degenerative Diseases

edited by Fernanda Isadora Boni

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 940 | Submission Open

Keywords: mucosal permeation; drug delivery system development; biological behavior; mucoadhesion; mucopermeation; mucosal route of administration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

New Strategies in Gene and Cell Therapy for Neurological Disorders

edited by

Jubayer Hossain

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 918 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene and cell therapy; neurodegenerative diseases; neurodevelopmental disorders; neuropsychiatric conditions; CNS tumors; trauma and injury in the CNS; blood– brain barrier; neuroimmunology and immunomodulation; peripheral nervous system disorders; regenerative medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gene and Cell Therapy)

Advances in Antiparasitic Agents

edited by Juan José García-Rodríguez

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 817 | Submission Open

Keywords: parasites; parasitic diseases; drug combinations; antiparasitic activity; pharmacokinetics; drug resistance; mechanism of action; formulations; drug synthesis and discovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

Natural Macromolecule-Based Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery

edited by

Lipeng Qiu

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 789 | Submission Open

Keywords: macromolecules; polysaccharides; proteins; nucleic acids; lipids; nanocarrier; drug delivery; targeted delivery; controlled release

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Drug Delivery Systems for Ocular Diseases

edited by

Gonzalo Carracedo

and

Maria Vivero-Lopez

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 678 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocular diseases; contact lens delivery; drug delivery systems; nanotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Advancements in AI and Pharmacokinetics

edited by

Raj Sewduth

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 587 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI in nanomedicine; drug targeting; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics; drug– receptor interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

Novel Carriers for Drug Delivery and Brain Disease Treatment Across the Blood-Brain Barrier

edited by

Mária A. Deli

and Ana R. Santa-Maria

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 427 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel carriers; drug delivery; blood– brain barrier (BBB); carrier technologies; transformative therapies; neurological disorders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

3D/4D/5D Printing of Medicines and Medical Devices

edited by

Dolores R. Serrano

and

Aikaterini Lalatsa

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 368 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D printing; 4D printing; 5D printing; personalized therapies; novel printing inks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology, Manufacturing and Devices)

Advancements and Innovations in Antibody Drug Conjugates

edited by

Murali Mohan Yallapu

, Shivaji Edupuganti and Ebaston Thankarajan

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 322 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibody– drug conjugates; monoclonal antibodies; targeted therapies; linker technologies; site-specific conjugation; bioimaging; pharmacokinetics; therapeutic index; next-generation ADCs; drug resistance; bispecific antibodies; combination therapies; off-target toxicity; efficacy and safety; tumor-specific antigens

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

Advances in Antimicrobial Drug Delivery Strategies

edited by Zhixin Lei

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial; drug delivery; drug formulations; drug target; drug development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Advances and Challenges in Nanomedicine: Translating Nanotechnology into Therapeutics for Cancer, Neurodegenerative, and Infectious Diseases

edited by

Giovanna Della Porta

and

Erwin Pavel Lamparelli

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomedicine; targeted delivery; gene therapies; immunotherapies; cancer; infectious diseases; neurological disorders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)

Advances in Anticancer Drug Metabolism Research: Implications for Personalized Therapeutics

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: anticancer drug metabolism; personalized medicine; drug interactions; therapeutic efficacy; drug safety; pharmacogenomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics)

Developing Drug Delivery Approaches for Both Phage Therapeutics and Phage-Based Vectors

edited by

Tea Glonti

and Daniel De Vos

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open

Keywords: phage vector; drug delivery; phage therapy; phage technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Biomedical Applications of Chitosan-Based Biomaterials

edited by

Liliana Mititelu-Tartau

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: chitosan; biocompatible polymers; biomaterials; biomedical applications; tissue engineering; drug delivery systems; regenerative medicine; wound healing; antimicrobial properties; cancer therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Multifunctional Nanomaterials in Drug Delivery

edited by

Ranjit De

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; bioavailability; targeting efficiency; controlled release; drug delivery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)

Advances in Cationic Nanoparticles for Vaccine Delivery: Design, Mechanisms, and Applications

edited by

Lídia Maria Diogo Gonçalves

and

Yunys Pérez-Betancourt

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: cationic nanoparticles; vaccine delivery systems; adjuvants; antigen presentation; nanoparticle synthesis; immune modulation; toxicity and biocompatibility; nucleic acid vaccines; protein-based vaccines; nanoparticle– immune cell interaction; surface functionalization; biodegradability; translational challenges; systems biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biologics and Biosimilars)

Peptide Polymer Delivery Systems for Antibacterial and Immunomodulatory Applications

edited by Hashem Etayash

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial peptides; host defense peptides; bacterial infection; biofilms; immunomodulatory agents; drug resistance; antibiotics; surafe-tethered peptides; peptide formulation; peptide polymers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biologics and Biosimilars)

Nanoparticle-Based mRNA Vaccines

edited by

Yunlu Dai

, Yonger Xue and

Zhiwei Fang

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: messenger RNA (mRNA); nanoparticles; mRNA vaccines; lipid nanoparticles (LNPs); immunotherapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)

A New Generation of Metal Anticancer Drugs

edited by

Ignacio E. León

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal-based drugs; cytotoxicity; cancer; nanoparticles; drug delivery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Pharmacy and Formulation)

Functional Hydrogels in Drug Delivery and Tissue Repair: Synergistic Strategies for Regenerative Therapies

edited by Huilong Guo

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogel; drug delivery; wound healing; controlled drug release

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Pharmaceutical Solids: Advanced Manufacturing and Characterization

edited by Vivek Verma

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 25623 | Submission Open

Keywords: hot melt extrusion (HME); nanotechnology (nanoparticles and nanosuspensions; nanoprecipitation and nano emulsification); three-dimensional printing; spray drying including supercritical CO2-assisted spray drying; quality-by-design (QbD) approach; continuous manufacturing; artificial intelligence and machine learning; template/surface assisted crystallisation; microwave assisted manufacturing; sono precipitation; mechanochemistry; advanced characterizations such as X-Ray Diffraction (XRD); Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC); Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM); Raman Spectroscopy; Dynamic Vapor Sorption (DVS); Inverse Gas Chromatography (IGC); Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM); scanning white light interferometry; TOF-SIMS; XPS; Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance; in situ PXRD; TEM; and SEM; SEM-Raman; and other solid state characterizations; hyperspectral imaging; MRI characterization of solid pharmaceutical dosage forms; X-ray tomography and terahertz pulsed spectroscopy and imaging; NIR spectroscopy; Process Analytical Technology (PAT)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology, Manufacturing and Devices)

Application of Nanoparticles and Dendrimers for Treating Infectious Diseases

edited by

Carla Zannella

and

Anna De Filippis

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 22342 | Submission Open

Keywords: dendrimers ; infectious diseases ; antiviral ; antibacterial ; antiparasitic ; antifungal ; nanoparticles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)

Advances in Parenteral Formulations

edited by

Anna Jelińska

,

Maciej Stawny

and

Katarzyna Dettlaff

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16835 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticle; drug interactions; nanoemulsions and submicron emulsions; drug carriers; drug compatibility; parenteral nutrition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Pharmacy and Formulation)

Mechanisms of Drug Interactions: Pharmacodynamics and Pharmacokinetics

edited by

Marta Karaźniewicz-Łada

,

Agnieszka Karbownik

and

Danuta Szkutnik-Fiedler

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7912 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug interactions; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics; ADME

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics)

Peptide–Drug Conjugates for Targeted Delivery

edited by

Eirinaios I. Vrettos

and

Sankarprasad Bhuniya

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4993 | Submission Open

Keywords: Peptide– Drug Conjugate (PDC); peptide; targeted therapy; bioconjugate; prodrug

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

Application of Nanostructured Lipid Carriers in Antibacterial and Anticancer

edited by

Lígia N.M. Ribeiro

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2329 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanostructured lipid carriers; antibacterial therapy; anticancer therapy; drug delivery; pharmaceutical nanotechnology; targeted delivery; drug resistance; clinical evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)

Advanced Pharmaceutical Science and Technology in Spain

edited by

María Luisa González Rodríguez

and

Antonio María Rabasco Álvarez

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 442 | Submission Open

Keywords: Spanish scientists; pharmaceutical technology; innovation; drug delivery; precision medicine; research; advancements; healthcare

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

New Delivery Strategy Based on Magnetic Nanoparticles for Disease Treatment

edited by

Sandeep K. Mishra

and Samuel Maritim

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 431 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticle with magnetic core and drug loading capability; magnetic contrast agents in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI); magnetic nanoparticle as hyperthermia agents for cancer tumor therapy; magnetic vectors which can be directed by magnetic field for targeted drug delivery; magnetic nanoparticles conjugated with drugs; ligands; or antibodies for specific delivery; magnetic nanoparticle designs to obtain medical breakthroughs in diagnosis; and drug delivery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)

Extracellular Vesicle for Drug Delivery

edited by

Surin Hong

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 300 | Submission Open

Keywords: estracellular vesicle; exosomes; drug delivery; behavior; uptake; quantification; controlled release

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)

Nanotechnology Applied in Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer

edited by

Hyun-Ouk Kim

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 26794 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; drug delivery; biosensors; imaging; theragnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)

Novel Drugs, Targets and Therapies Against Infectious Diseases

edited by

Eva Torres-Sangiao

and

Erkko O. Ylösmäki

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17415 | Submission Open

Keywords: infectious diseases; immunotherapy; vaccines; nanotechnology; drug formulation; targets; biological therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

Pharmaceutical Applications of Metal Complexes and Derived Materials

edited by

Pedro Ivo da Silva Maia

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6336 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallodrugs; metal complexes in cancer treatment; metal complexes as antimicrobial agents; delivery systems containing metal complexes; metal complexes in photodynamic therapy; metal complexes in biosensors; metal complexes as biomarkers; radiopharmaceuticals; computational studies in metallodrugs development; mechanism of action of bioactive metal complexes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)

Recent Advancements in the 3D Printing of Pharmaceutics

edited by L. R.Jaidev Chakka

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1821 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D printing; pharmaceutics; AI/ML; drug formulations; 3D printing methods.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology, Manufacturing and Devices)

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