Pharmaceutics

15th Anniversary of Pharmaceutics—Improvement of Drug Bioavailability

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submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5666 | 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 5041 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3339 | 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 3292 | 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 Biopharmaceutics)

Recent Progress in Microencapsulation and Nanoencapsulation for Pharmaceutical Applications

edited by

Ljiljana Đekić

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2320 | 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)

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 1654 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1211 | 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)

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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1085 | Submission Open

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

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

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 351 | 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 246 | 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 577 | 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 265 | 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 13969 | 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 12322 | 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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8203 | 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 7995 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)

Ionic Liquids in Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Roksana Markiewicz

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7416 | 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 4432 | Submission Open

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

(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 1705 | 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 1198 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 886 | 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 355 | 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 311 | 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 279 | 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 24754 | 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

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submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10014 | 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 6959 | 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 6907 | 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 5392 | 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 5235 | 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 4326 | 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 3605 | 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 3263 | 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 3227 | Submission Open

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

Multicomponent Nanomedicines for Photodynamic Diagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy

edited by

Heidi Abrahamse

and

Hanieh Montaseri

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2609 | Submission Open

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

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 2430 | 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)

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 2066 | 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 1183 | 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 1100 | 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 811 | 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)

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 741 | 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)

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 | Viewed by 449 | 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)

Pharmaceutical Nanomaterials and Nanotoxicology

edited by

Eugenia Valsami-Jones

,

Hanene Ali-Boucetta

and

Swaroop Chakraborty

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 415 | 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)

Exploring the Versatility of Cyclodextrins in Pharmaceutical Formulations

edited by

Łukasz Szeleszczuk

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 396 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyclodextrins; CDs; inclusion complexes; cyclodextrin-based nanosponges; excipients; host– guest complexes; complexes

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

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

edited by

Lenuţa Şuta

and

Claudia-Geanina Watz

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 360 | 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)

Formulation Design of Lipid Nanoparticles for Pharmaceutical Applications

edited by

Shyamal Das

and Md. Mahbub Hassan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 314 | 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)

Application of Silver Nanoparticles in Cancer Treatment

edited by

Serena Mazzucchelli

and Francesco Ragonese

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: silver nanoparticles; nanomedicine; nanotechnology; cancer therapy; cancer diagnostics; cancer theranostics; tumor targeting; drug delivery systems; in vitro studies; in vivo studies

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

Customized Pharmaceutics: Innovations for Diverse Populations

edited by

Irene Clemes Külkamp-Guerreiro

and

Renata Vidor Contri

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; 3D printing; quality by design; patient-centric approaches; customized pharmaceuticals; pediatrics; geriatrics; veterinary medicine; age-appropriate formulations; taste masking

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

Nano-Based Technology for Glioblastoma

edited by

Maria João Ramalho

and Joana Peixoto

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 264 | 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)

Bioadhesive Nanocarriers: Innovations in Drug Release and Therapeutic Effectiveness

edited by