Pharmaceutics

Self-Assembled Amphiphilic Copolymers in Drug Delivery, 2nd Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5655 | Submission Open

Keywords: self-assembly; amphiphilic block copolymers; nanostructures; drug delivery systems; targeted drug delivery; controlled release; kinetics studies; carriers; micelles; polymersomes

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

Nucleic-Acid-Based Strategies and Nanotechnology Applications for Targeted Therapy

edited by

Andrea Patrizia Falanga

,

Stefano D’Errico

and

Monica Terracciano

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12360 | Submission Open

Keywords: nucleic acids; drug delivery; nanomedicine; biotechnology; material science.

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

Advances in Nanotechnology-Based Drug Delivery Systems

edited by Carla Serri

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6979 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; nanomedicine; nanotechnology; formulations; green production technologies; biological macromolecule nanoencapsulation

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

Engineering and Characterisation of Novel Nanomedicine Formulations, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ana Isabel Fraguas-Sánchez

,

Francisco Bolás-Fernández

and

Raquel Fernández García

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6826 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; liposomes; solid lipid nanocapsules; drug targeting; cancer; infectious diseases; nanovaccines

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

15th Anniversary of Pharmaceutics—Improvement of Drug Bioavailability

edited by

Thierry Vandamme

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6232 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioavailability; in vivo formulation optimization; improvement pharmacokinetics; biopharmacy; decrease side effects; poor water solubility; oral route; parenteral route; topical administration; preformulation; preclinical formulation

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

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Image-Guided and Targeted Theranostic Platforms

edited by

Murali Mohan Yallapu

and

Nicolas Anton

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5178 | Submission Open

Keywords: theranostics/nanotheranostics; multimodal imaging; combined therapies; tumor targeting; metallic nanoparticles; multi-component nanoparticles; medical imaging; drug delivery; nano imaging agents

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

New Technology for Prolonged Drug Release, 2nd Edition

edited by

Marta Szekalska

and

Katarzyna Sosnowska

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4653 | Submission Open

Keywords: prolonged drug delivery; sustained release; formulation and dosage form development; polymers for extended release; micro/nanoparticulate system; modification of active substances

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

The Role of Free Radicals and Antioxidants in Drug Activation and Effectiveness in Different Biological Systems

edited by

Antonio Vassallo

,

Ioannis Tsamesidis

and

Antonella Pantaleo

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3473 | Submission Open

Keywords: reactive oxygen species; free radicals (superoxide and hydroxyl radicals); antioxidants; nanomaterials (micro-nano particles); drug activation; drug delivery; in vitro and in vivo studies; polymer and lipid systems; edible oils

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

Recent Progress in Microencapsulation and Nanoencapsulation for Pharmaceutical Applications

edited by

Ljiljana Đekić

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2560 | Submission Open

Keywords: microencapsulation; nanoencapsulation; small molecules; macromolecules; microparticles; nanoparticles; vesicles; nanodispersions; nanotechnology; target drug delivery; stimulus-controlled drug release; theranostics; formulation development; process optimization

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

The State-of-the-art in Improving the Antitumor Efficacy of Platinum Drugs

edited by

Mauro Ravera

and

Elisabetta Gabano

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1878 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioinorganic chemistry; metal-based drugs; pt coordination compounds; pharmacodynamics; pharmacokinetics

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

Advances in Pharmacokinetics and Drug Interactions

edited by Stephan Schmidt,

Natalia V. De Moraes

and

Vanessa Bergamin Boralli

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1859 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacokinetics; drug interactions; PBPK modeling; drug delivery systems; personalized medicine

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

Drug Product Performance: Bioavailability, Relative Bioavailability and Bioequivalence, 2nd Edition

edited by

Paulo Paixão

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1663 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioavailability; relative bioavailability; bioequivalence; biowaivers; statistical issues; regulatory issues; in vitro– in vivo correlations; physiologically-based biopharmaceutical models; physiologically-based pharmacokinetic models; qualification of models; population pharmacokinetic models; biopharmaceutical classification system; in vitro dissolution; dissolution metrics; predictive dissolution; clinical trial simulations; clinical trial optimization; healthy subjects in BA/BE trials; patients in BA/BE trials; pharmacokinetic parameters for BA/BE assessment; narrow therapeutic index drugs; highly variable drug products; immediate-release formulations; modified-release formulations; multiphasic drug products; extravascular routes of administration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)

Biotechnology Applications and Innovative Approaches for Cancer Prevention and Treatment (BIO-APP)

edited by

Luca Vanella

,

Antonino Mazzaglia

and

Giuseppe Nocito

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 379 | Submission Open

Keywords: applied biochemistry; biotechnologies; cancer; drug delivery; multitarget ligands; theranostics; biomarkers; point-of-care testing; sensitive nanomaterials

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

Drug Nanocarrier for Cancer Treatment

edited by

Rosa María Giráldez-Pérez

and

Elia M. Grueso

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomedicine; anticancer; nanocarriers; cancer treatment

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

Peptides-Based Antiviral Agents

edited by

Marina Sala

and

Maria Carmina Scala

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 595 | Submission Open

Keywords: peptide synthesis; antiviral agent; viral resistance; drug discovery; synthetic compounds

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

Advanced Drug Delivery across the Blood–Brain Barrier

edited by

Kun Cheng

and Zhen Zhao

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open

Keywords: blood– brain barrier (BBB); central nervous system (CNS); drug delivery; neurological disease; nanotechnology; transport mechanism; targeted delivery; BBB permeability; glioblastoma

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

New Discoveries in Drug Targets and Delivery for Alzheimer’s Disease

edited by

Elena Puris

and

Sabrina Petralla

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14579 | Submission Open

Keywords: Alzheimer’ s disease; therapeutic strategies; drug delivery; drug targets; blood– brain barrier; animal models

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

Advances and Challenges in Nasal Formulation Developments, 2nd Edition

edited by

Daisuke Inoue

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13655 | Submission Open

Keywords: nasal formulations; intranasal dissolution and permeation; mucosal absorption; excipients for nasal formulations; in vitro dissolution system; in vivo nasal dissolution and absorption

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

Where Are We Now and Where Is Cell Therapy Headed?

edited by

Andrea Papait

and

Paola Chiodelli

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9917 | Submission Open

Keywords: stem cells; mesenchymal stromal cells; cell therapy; CAR-T; CAR-NK; cancer; gene therapy; organoids and organ on a chip; extracellular vesicles; secretome

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

Bionanomaterials: Fascinating Materials for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Jaison Jeevanandam

,

Aristeidis Papagiannopoulos

,

Theodore Sentoukas

and Vadanasundari Vedarethinam

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8357 | Submission Open

Keywords: bionanomaterials; bionanotechnology; drug delivery systems; biomedical applications; biocompatibility; phytosynthesis; microbial synthesis; mycosynthesis

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

Ionic Liquids in Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Roksana Markiewicz

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8030 | 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)

Development of Novel Tumor-Targeting Nanoparticles, 2nd Edition

edited by

Andrea Lancia

,

Alexander Zaboronok

and

Bryan Mathis

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4927 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; nanoliposomes; nanomicelles; tumor targeting; drug delivery system; cancer; theranostics

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

Biological Macromolecules and Nanoparticles Self-Assembling Carrier for Therapeutic Delivery

edited by

Giuseppina Nocca

,

Alessandro Arcovito

and

Nermeen Adel Elkasabgy

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4519 | Submission Open

Keywords: self-assembly; nanotechnology; proteins; biological macromolecules; drug delivery; therapeutic applications

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

Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cell-Based-Delivery for Clinical Applications

edited by

Paola De Luca

and

Alessandra Colombini

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1748 | Submission Open

Keywords: mesenchymal stem/stromal cells; regenerative medicine; orthopedic; musculoskeletal field; orthobiologics; secretome; inflammation; cytokines; chemokines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Pharmaceutics)

Cancer Therapy Resistance: Choosing Kinase Inhibitors, 2nd Edition

edited by

Carmela Dell'Aversana

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1332 | Submission Open

Keywords: kinase inhibitors; cancer drug resistance; targeted therapy; drug discovery; genetic mutation; epigenetic modifications; alternative splicing; epitranscriptome; liquid biopsy; next-generation sequencing; immune evasion; tumor heterogeneity

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

Drugs and Drug Delivery for Diabetes Mellitus Treatment, 2nd Edition

edited by

Laurent Kodjikian

and

Thibaud Mathis

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1316 | Submission Open

Keywords: diabetes; diabetic macular edema (DME); diabetic; retinopathy; anti-VEGF to steroids; molecular structures; drug development; drug targeting; combination therapies; delivery system; implants

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

Cyclodextrin-Based Gene and Drug Delivery Applications

edited by

Francesco Trotta

and

Yousef Khazaei Monfared

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 387 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyclodextrin; gene delivery; drug delivery; nanocarriers; biocompatibility; controlled release; targeted therapy

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

Establishment Tips and Development Strategies for Innovative Pharmaceutical Formulation Products

edited by Giedre Kasparaviciene and

Inga Matulyte

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmaceutical forms; innovation; formulation; quality; development; healthcare needs; conceptualization to market delivery; optimization

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

Pharmaceutical Co-Crystals: Manufacturing, Bioavailability and Trends

edited by

Andrea Erxleben

,

Kyriakos Kachrimanis

,

Inês C. B. Martins

and

André Luiz Carneiro S. Nascimento

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open

Keywords: co-crystals; manufacturing; bioavailability; pharmaceuticals; drug delivery; solid-state characterization

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

Dendrimers: A Themed Issue in Honor of Professor Donald A. Tomalia on the Occasion of His 85th Birthday for His Outstanding Achievements in Advancing the Field of Dendrimers

edited by

Zofia Urbanczyk-Lipkowska

and

Anne-Marie Caminade

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 25600 | Submission Open

Keywords: dendrimers; synthesis; theranostic; cancer; biosensors; dendrons; disease treatments

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

Natural Products for Anticancer Application

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10886 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; cancer; plant extracts; phytochemicals; preclinical; clinical

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

New and Emerging Targeted Topical and Systemic Drugs for Immunemediated Cutaneous Diseases

edited by

Tiago Torres

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7560 | Submission Open

Keywords: psoriasis; atopic dermatitis; alopecia areata; vitiligo; hidradenitis supurativa; prurigo nodularis; urticaria; cutaneous lupus; drug targeting

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

Innovative Formulations of Poorly Soluble Drugs

edited by

Wenbing Dai

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7150 | Submission Open

Keywords: poorly soluble drugs; innovative formulations; bioavailability; drug delivery systems; routes of administration; pharmaceutical technology; new application scenarios; 505(b)(2)

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

Dosage Form Design for Oral Administration

edited by

Atheer Awad

and

Hend Abdelhakim

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5946 | Submission Open

Keywords: controlled release; nanotechnology; peptide and protein; buccal; age-appropriate; taste; packaging; mini-tablets; quality by design; veterinary medicine

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

Photodynamic Therapy: Recent Progress and Development

edited by

Adriana Smarandache

,

Andra Dinache

and

Angela Staicu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5492 | Submission Open

Keywords: photodynamic therapy; anticancer; photosensitizers; nanomaterials; photodiagnosis; theragnostic; antimicrobial

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

Biopolymer-Based Nanosystem for Drug Delivery, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ildikó Bácskay

and

János Borbély

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4433 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano-formulations of drugs; antibody drug conjugation (ADC); nanoformulated vaccines; delivery of biologics; biotech risk analysis; assessment of biocompatibility; drug delivery system formulation; characterization of dosage forms; in vitro dissolution studies; SEDDS

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

Advances in Anticancer Agent, 2nd Edition

edited by

Noelia Duarte

and

Ana Paula Francisco

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3802 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthetic/natural anticancer agents; drug design; targeted therapies; hybrid compounds; metastasis; multidrug resistance

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

Development of Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Modeling

edited by

Bárbara Sánchez-Dengra

and

Isabel Gonzalez-Alvarez

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3689 | 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)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Progress and Challenges of Gene Delivery Systems

edited by Xianrong Qi and

Ildiko Badea

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3316 | Submission Open

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

Inhalable Drugs for the Treatment of Chronic Respiratory Diseases

edited by

Shyamal Das

and Prakash Khadka

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2844 | Submission Open

Keywords: inhalable formulations; high-dose formulations; aerosolization; pulmonary delivery; inhalable nanovaccines; chronic respiratory diseases

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

Multicomponent Nanomedicines for Photodynamic Diagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy

edited by

Heidi Abrahamse

and

Hanieh Montaseri

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2821 | Submission Open

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

Nanodynamic Therapies against Cancer and Microbial Infections

edited by

Panchanathan Manivasagan

,

Eue-Soon Jang

and

Thambi Thavasyappan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2146 | Submission Open

Keywords: various types of nanoparticles; sensitizer; ROS-activated cancer and microbial infection treatments; photodynamic therapy (PDT); chemodynamic therapy (CDT); sonodynamic therapy (SDT); thermodynamic therapy (TDT); radiodynamic therapy (RDT); electrodynamic therapy (EDT); piezoelectric dynamic therapy (PZDT); pyroelectric dynamic therapy (PEDT); other nanodynamic therapies; synthesis and characterization; in vitro and in vivo studies; synergistic nanodynamic therapy; cancer therapy; microbial infections; multimodal imaging; theranostics; tumor and bacterial targeting; ROS-responsive drug delivery system

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

Challenges and Innovative Solutions in Nasal Drug Delivery: From Formulation Development to Mode of Administration, 2nd Edition

edited by

Anita Hafner

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1249 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative nasal drug formulations; local effect; systemic bioavailability; nose-to-brain delivery; mucoadhesion; biocompatibility; permeability; nasal deposition; nasal delivery device

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

Cell Penetrating Peptides as Potential Therapeutic Agents

edited by

Marcela Manrique Moreno

and Mario Suwalsky

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1163 | Submission Open

Keywords: cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs); membrane-active peptides; biophysical techniques; lipid– peptide interaction; peptide mechanism of action

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

Mechanism-Based Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Modeling

edited by

Artur Świerczek

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1078 | Submission Open

Keywords: PK/PD modeling; disease progression modeling; quantitative system pharmacology; physiologically based modeling

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

Recent Advances in Nanodelivery Systems for Plant and Food Derivatives, 2nd Edition

edited by

Anna Rita Bilia

,

Giulia Vanti

and

Eleonora Truzzi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1059 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanodelivery system; liposome; nanovesicle; nanoparticle; nanoemulsion; food-macromolecule-based nanodelivery systems; bioavailability; controlled release; natural products; functional food; food supplements; plant derivatives; herbal drugs

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

Formulation Design of Lipid Nanoparticles for Pharmaceutical Applications

edited by

Shyamal Das

and Md. Mahbub Hassan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 999 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipid nanoparticles; drug delivery; formulation; stability; controlled release; regulatory challenges; quality control

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

Therapeutic Drugs and Delivery Strategies for Gastrointestinal Diseases

edited by

Michael A. Firer

and

Hengqi Zheng

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 885 | Submission Open

Keywords: targeted therapy in drug delivery; biologic therapies in inflammatory bowel disease (e.g.; special dosages; administration and delivery); biologic therapies in eosinophilic esophagitis (e.g.; special dosages; administration and delivery); eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Pharmaceutics)

Nanotechnology-Enabled Strategies to Enhance Topical Bioavailability, 3rd Edition

edited by

Lenuţa Şuta

and

Claudia-Geanina Watz

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 852 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology-based formulations; drug-in nanocarriers; cyclodextrin-in nanocarriers; polymer-based nanocarriers; topical drug-delivery systems; bioavailability enhancement; drug release in vitro and in vivo; skin models; biological assessments

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

Pharmaceutical Nanomaterials and Nanotoxicology

edited by

Eugenia Valsami-Jones

,

Hanene Ali-Boucetta

and

Swaroop Chakraborty

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 437 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotoxicology; nanomaterials for drug delivery; synthesis; characterization; and toxicity of new nanomaterials; nanoformulations; environmental nanotoxicology

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

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