Pharmaceutics

Applications of Polymeric Biomaterials in Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery

edited by

Monica Boffito

and

Océane Messaoudi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 415 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymeric biomaterials; biopolymers; tissue engineering; drug delivery; drug encapsulation

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

Nanoparticles for Local Drug Delivery, 2nd Edition

edited by Sanela Savic, Tanja Ilić and

Snezana Savic

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 413 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipid nanoparticles; polymeric nanoparticles; inorganic nanoparticles; localized administration routes; targeted/triggered drug delivery; critical quality attributes; biocompatibility; clinical application and translation

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

Personalized Drug Therapy: The Role of Pharmacokinetics and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 2nd Edition

edited by

Bruno Charlier

and

Viviana Izzo

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open

Keywords: therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM); pharmacokinetics; personalized medicine; LC-MS/MS bioanalysis; dose individualization; precision pharmacotherapy

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

Antimicrobial Peptide Delivery Systems

edited by Maurício Sousa and

Rakesh Tiwari

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; drug delivery; host defense peptides; nanomaterials; infection control; smart materials

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

New Insights into Ocular Drug Delivery Systems: Latest Advances and Perspectives

edited by Javier Rodríguez Villanueva and Manuel Guzmán Navarro

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocular delivery systems; sustained release systems; bioadhesion; increased retention time; intraocular administration; microspheres; implants; dendrimers; ocular carriers

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

Pharmaceutical Approaches for Pain Management

edited by Vincenzo Rania and

Caterina Palleria

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: pain; drugs; clinical pharmacology; chronic pain; nociplastic pain

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Pharmaceutics)

Pulmonary Drug Delivery Systems

edited by Konrad Kwiecień and

Javier Octavio Morales

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: pulmonary drug delivery; inhalation therapy; nebulizers; dry powder inhalers (DPI); aerosol performance; formulation design; lung pharmacokinetics; lung deposition of drugs; translational pharmaceutics

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

Nano-Based Technology for Glioblastoma, 2nd Edition

edited by

Maria João Ramalho

and Joana Peixoto

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; glioblastoma; blood–brain barrier; diagnosis; therapy; drug delivery; nose-to-brain delivery; targeted delivery; surface modification

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

Synergistic Applications of Ionic Liquids and Digital Twins Towards Continuous Manufacturing and Protein Stabilization

edited by

Ravi Maharjan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: ionic liquids; digital twins; continuous manufacturing; protein stabilization; biopharmaceuticals; process analytical technology (PAT); quality by design (QbD); molecular dynamics; Industry 4.0; bioprocess optimization

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

AI-Driven Nanopharmaceuticals: Advanced Modeling, Data-Driven Optimization and Translational Development

edited by

Renato Sonchini Gonçalves

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-driven nanomedicine; machine learning for nanopharmaceuticals; deep learning; data-driven formulation optimization; computational nanotoxicology; in silico pharmacokinetics; predictive modeling; intelligent drug delivery systems; QbD-based nanotechnology; translational nanopharmaceutics

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

Nasal Applications for Brain Drug Delivery

edited by

Plamen Zagorchev

and

Bissera Pilicheva

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: intranasal drug delivery; nose-to-brain transport; central nervous system targeting; blood–brain barrier bypass Nanocarriers; mucoadhesive formulations; neurodegenerative diseases; intranasal nanoparticles; CNS therapeutics; olfactory and trigeminal pathways

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

Innovative Applications of Targeted Nanocarriers and Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of Neurological Diseases and Tumors

edited by

Emma Ortiz-Islas

,

Victoria Campos-Peña

and

Citlali Ekaterina Rodríguez Pérez

submission deadline 10 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2936 | Submission Open

Keywords: photodynamic therapy; neurological disorders; targeted nanocarriers; brain tumors; Alzheimer’s disease; nanomedicine; drug delivery; reactive oxygen species; nano-photosensitizers

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

Excipients in the Design and Development of Pharmaceutical Formulations

edited by Dana Emilia Man and

Emma Adriana Ozon

submission deadline 10 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2491 | Submission Open

Keywords: excipients; pharmaceutical formulation; drug delivery systems; drug stability; bioavailability; personalized medicine

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

Advances in Nanomaterials for Wound Healing

edited by

Ting Du

and

Zhiyong Song

submission deadline 10 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2276 | Submission Open

Keywords: controlled drug release; nanoparticles and antibacterial properties; nanomedicine; wound dressing

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

Artificial Intelligence in Drug Discovery, Pharmaceutical Processes, and Drug Delivery

edited by

Lisa Marinelli

and

Ivana Cacciatore

submission deadline 10 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2017 | Submission Open

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; drug discovery; computational drug design; pharmaceutical process development; predictive modeling; drug delivery systems; personalized medicine; formulation optimization; Quality-by-Design (QbD)

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

Functional Nanomaterials in Pharmaceutics: Current Uses and Potential Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Anca Butuca

,

Adina Frum

and

Claudiu Morgovan

submission deadline 10 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; nanotechnology; nanocarriers; nanoparticles; bioavailability; drug delivery systems; targeted drug delivery; formulation; drug development; drug safety; toxicity

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

Advancements in Tablet Formulation and Technological Innovations in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

edited by

Krzysztof Cal

and

Daniel Zakowiecki

submission deadline 18 Feb 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11549 | Submission Open

Keywords: tablets; capsules; granules; powders; oral solid dosage forms; OSDF; pharmaceutical technology; direct compression; granulation; pharmaceutical manufacturing; excipients

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

“The Power of Light” in Biomedical and Pharmaceutics: New Approaches for Photodynamic Purposes

edited by

Lucinda V. Reis

and

Eurico Lima

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7763 | Submission Open

Keywords: light; photosensitizers; photochemistry; photobiology; photodynamic therapy

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

Applications of Nanotechnology in Veterinary Drug Delivery

edited by

Ildikó Katalin Bácskay

,

Constantin Cerbu

,

Carla Martins Lopes

and

Emilia Trif

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4478 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; veterinary medicine; drug delivery

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

Hyaluronic Acid-Based Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Marta Szekalska

and Duy-Thuc Nguyen

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4059 | Submission Open

Keywords: hyaluronan; biomaterial; hydrogel; drug delivery system; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine

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

Innovative 3D Printing Techniques for Personalized Anti-Cancer Therapy

edited by Kejing Shi and

Hyunah Cho

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 587 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D printing; personalized medicine; anti-cancer therapy; bioprinting; tumor treatment; additive manufacturing; drug delivery

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

Polymer Nanoparticles in Cancer Therapy

edited by

Daniele Rubert Nogueira-Librelotto

submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer nanoparticles; cancer therapy; drug delivery; biocompatibility; controlled release; targeted therapy; theranostics; formulation strategies

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

Optimizing Pharmacokinetics Through Formulation Science and Technology

edited by

David R. Taft

submission deadline 27 Feb 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11167 | Submission Open

Keywords: formulation development; formulation science; pharmacokinetics; biopharmaceutics; in vitro/in vivo extrapolation/correlation; bioavailability; modified release

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

Essential Oils: From Biological Activity to Pharmaceutical Applications

edited by

Héctor Iván Meléndez Ortíz

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9121 | Submission Open

Keywords: EOs as active chemicals; EOs’ biological activity (antimicrobial, insecticidal, herbicidal, bactericidal, and fungicidal properties); EOs encapsulation procedures; EOs for improving human health; EOs in active packaging products; polymeric networks for EOs encapsulation

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

Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) as a Vector for Gene Therapy

edited by

Giulia Massaro

and

Duncan Craig

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8922 | Submission Open

Keywords: AAV; gene therapy; viral vector; capsid engineering; bioprocessing; synthetic biology; computational design

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

Recent Advances in Drug Delivery Using AI and Machine Learning

edited by

Glen S. Kwon

,

Hugh D. C. Smyth

, Chinmay S. Potnis and Rebeca T. Stiepel

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7557 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticle drug delivery; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); predictive modelling; targeted drug delivery; nanomedicine; excipient optimization; personalized drug formulations; computational drug design; AI-driven drug development

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

Natural Products with Antimicrobial Activity and Their Pharmaceutical Delivery Systems

edited by

Valeria Patricia Sülsen

,

Maria Do Céu Costa

, Jerónimo Ulloa and

Juliana Marioni

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6209 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibacterial; antiparasitic; antifungal; antiviral; natural compounds; drug delivery

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

Advances in AI-Driven Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Junhuang Jiang

and

Xin Pan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5919 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; drug delivery system; formulation development; pulmonary drug delivery system; microneedles; three-dimensional printing

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

Novel Approaches to Drug Delivery in Ophthalmic Disorders

edited by Letizia Pelusi and

Domitilla Mandatori

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4692 | Submission Open

Keywords: eye diseases; ocular drug delivery; ocular barrier; conventional therapies; innovative technologies; nanoparticle carriers; injectable hydrogels; ocular implants; gene therapy in ophthalmology

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

Non-Invasive Ocular Drug Delivery Science and Technology

edited by Hovhannes J. Gukasyan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2909 | Submission Open

Keywords: topical ophthalmic formulation; eye drops; nanotechnology and modeling of it; subcutaneous injection for ocular disease, disease biology; oral drug delivery to eye, disease biology; computational methods; drug design, selection, and discovery; ocular pharmacokinetics, ADME; modeling and simulation of drugs; modeling and simulation of delivery technology, formulations; machine learning and artificial intelligence for optimizing noninvasive delivery

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

Advanced Biomaterial-Based Systems for Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine

edited by

Laura Di Muzio

and

Debora Santonocito

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2654 | Submission Open

Keywords: regenerative medicine; drug delivery systems; biomaterials; tissue repair; bioengineered scaffolds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)

Nanomaterials for Cell Biological and Biomedical Applications

edited by

Zan Dai

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2521 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; drug and gene delivery; regenerative medicine; biomedical nanotechnology; cell-nanomaterial interactions; immuno-nanomedicine; functionalized nanoparticles; biosensors and diagnostics; nano-bio interfaces; translational nanomedicine

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

Innovations in Advanced Drug Delivery Systems: Overcoming Challenges for Personalized Medicine

edited by Hélcio Silva Dos Santos

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2260 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug administration; polymers; structural characterization; nanoparticles; in silico studies; toxicity; bioavailability

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

Next-Generation Delivery Systems for Peptides, Proteins, and Nucleic Acids

edited by Aun Raza

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2248 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery systems; peptide delivery; protein therapeutics; nucleic acid delivery; nanocarriers; biomaterials; controlled release; targeted delivery; gene therapy; biopharmaceutics

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

Metabolism and Clearance of Nanomaterials and Engineered Delivery Systems

edited by

Bryan Mathis

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2168 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticle; pharmacokinetics; metabolic clearance rate; drug elimination routes; biotransformation; tissue distribution; renal elimination; hepatobiliary elimination

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

Advances in Natural Product-Based Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Cátia Domingues

,

Ana Figueiras

and

Ivana Jarak

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2090 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; drug delivery systems; nanotechnology; bioavailability enhancement; therapeutic innovation

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

Microneedles for Transdermal Delivery and Diagnostic Applications

edited by Jillian L. Perry

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1544 | Submission Open

Keywords: microneedles; transdermal delivery; biologic delivery; biosensing; interstitial fluid sampling; smart/bioresponsive; sustained release; controlled release; active drug delivery; sequential release; wearable devices; microfluidics

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

Formulation of Lipid-Based Nanocapsules: Drug Release, Permeability, Biocompatibility, and Stability Studies

edited by

Luigi Battaglia

and Carolina Arrúa

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1082 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery; lipid nanocapsules; permeability; biocompatibility; therapeutic efficacy

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

Formulation, Characterization, and Performance Testing of Topical Semisolid Products

edited by

Michael Roberts

and Seeprarani Rath

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 990 | Submission Open

Keywords: formulation of topical semisolid dosage forms; characterization of topical semisolid dosage forms; microstructure; in vitro release and permeation testing; bioavailability and bioequivalence; topical and transdermal delivery; quality-by-design

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

Advanced Drug Delivery Systems: From Precision Targeting to Intelligent Release

edited by Shujun Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 939 | Submission Open

Keywords: targeted delivery; site-specific release; controlled release; stimuli-responsive; drug delivery systems

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

Nanotechnology in Formulation of Tumor-Targeted Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Kenneth K. W. To

and

Bijay P. Chhetri

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 570 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; formulations; tumor and cancer treatment; drug delivery

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

Chitosan in Modern Pharmacotherapy: From Drug Encapsulation to Targeted Delivery Systems

edited by Robertas Lazauskas, Dalia Adukauskienė,

Lolita Kuršvietienė

and Inga Staneviciene

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 454 | Submission Open

Keywords: chitosan-based nanoparticles; oxidative stress; targeted drug delivery; biopharmaceutical applications; clinical translation

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

Translating Phytochemicals into Clinical Pharmaceutics: Advances in Bioactive Compounds, Formulations, and Therapeutic Applications

edited by

Lucas Fornari Laurindo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 392 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemicals; plant-derived bioactive compounds; drug delivery systems; formulation strategies; solubility and bioavailability; pharmacokinetics; biopharmaceutical characterization; clinical pharmaceutics; therapeutic optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Pharmaceutics)

New Insights into Vaccine Adjuvants

edited by

Alexander Batista-Duharte

and

Gabriel Cabrera

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 381 | Submission Open

Keywords: immune modulation by adjuvants; nanoparticle adjuvant systems; innate and adaptive immunity activation; novel adjuvant strategies; adjuvanted vaccine development; mucosal adjuvant systems; regulatory-pathway adjuvants; lipid nanoparticle adjuvants; polymer-based adjuvants; emulsion-type adjuvants; antigen delivery adjuvant platforms; immunostimulatory adjuvant molecules; PRR-targeting adjuvants; TLR-based adjuvant design; safety evaluation of adjuvants; adjuvant toxicity assessment; in vitro adjuvant evaluation methods; preclinical adjuvant testing; clinical assessment of adjuvanted vaccines; delivery systems

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

Novel Antimicrobial Drug and Formulation Design: Overcoming Antimicrobial Resistance and Exploring Combination Therapies

edited by

Lyudmila Dimitrova

and

Hristo Najdenski

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open

Keywords: new biologically active agents; drug delivery systems; antimicrobial resistance; 3D tissue and bacterial biofilm models; quorum sensing and quorum quenching; in vivo experiments

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

Manipulation of the Blood–Brain Barrier for CNS Drug Delivery Enhancement

edited by David Fortin and

Laurent-Olivier Roy

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 361 | Submission Open

Keywords: blood–brain barrier (BBB); intra-arterial infusion; BBB manipulation; efflux transporters; CNS delivery

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

3D Printing of Drug Delivery Systems, 2nd Edition

edited by

Djordje Medarevic

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 340 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; 3D printing; personalized drug delivery systems; tailored drug release

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

Dual-Action Metal Complexes: Emerging Approaches in Pharmacology and Pharmaceutics

edited by

Juan José Martínez Medina

and

Ana Laura Di Virgilio

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open

Keywords: coordination compounds; drug design; antimicrobial activity; antitumor activity; safety assessment; mechanism of action; antibiofilm activity; synergism; drug delivery; pharmaceutical formulation

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

Smart Nanocarriers and Synergistic Tumor Pharmacotherapy

edited by

Yongkang Yu

and

Lin Bao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart nanocarriers; tumor pharmacotherapy; synergistic therapy; nanomedicine; drug delivery; tumor microenvironment; stimuli-responsive nanoparticles; cancer immunotherapy; combination therapy; translational oncology

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

Advanced Liposomal Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Elisabete M. S. Castanheira

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: liposomes; liposomal drug delivery systems; stimuli-responsive liposomes; lipid-based nanocarriers; nanoformulations; theranostics; controlled release; clinical translation of nanomedicines; cancer therapy

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

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