Pharmaceutics

Drug Delivery for Natural Extract Applications

edited by

Nada Ćujić Nikolić

,

Katarina Šavikin

, Milica Radan and Jelena Mudrić

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14539 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural-based extracts; natural-based products; bioactive compounds; optimization of extraction; green and conventional extraction methods; by-product; waste; unexploited; underutilized products; antioxidants; biological activities; mode of action; encapsulation; carriers and biopolymers; drug delivery system; therapeutics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)

Recent Advances in Chitosan-Based Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery

edited by Delia Mihaela Raţă

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5153 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; drug delivery systems; chitosan-coated liposomes; solid lipid nanoparticles; chitosan nanofibers; conjugated polymers; nanocomposites

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

Magnetic Materials for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Carlos O. Amorim

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2336 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic materials; magnetic nanoparticles; nanomedicine; nanotechnology; theranostics; drug delivery systems; magnetic gels; magnetic hyperthermia; magnetic imaging

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

Innovative Biomaterials for Precise Drug Delivery

edited by

Anna Drabczyk

and

Sonia Kudłacik-Kramarczyk

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1875 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery vehicles; theranostic drug delivery systems; stimuli-responsive systems; liposomes; microspheres; oleogels; organogels; emulsion-based drug carriers; core– shell systems with drug delivery functions

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

Advanced Drug Carrier Systems for Enhanced Controlled and Targeted Drug Release

edited by Krunoslav Žižek and

Inge S. Zuhorn

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1235 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced drug carriers; controlled release; targeted drug delivery; stimuli-responsive systems; bioavailability enhancement

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

Drug Repurposing in Oncology: Pharmaceutical Strategies and Translational Advances

edited by

Monia Taranta

and

Lisa Gherardini

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 909 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug repurposing; therapeutic strategies; translational formulations; drug delivery; bioavailability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Pharmaceutics)

Smart Drug Delivery Systems for Immunotherapeutic Agents

edited by

Mariangela Garofalo

and

Damilare D. Akintade

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 619 | Submission Open

Keywords: immunotherapy; drug delivery systems; nanomedicine; targeted therapy; cancer immunotherapy; lipid nanoparticles; biomaterials; controlled rel ease; immunoengineering; translational medicine

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

Research on the Design and Development of Anti-Tumor Drug Delivery Vehicles

edited by

Mengze Xu

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 522 | Submission Open

Keywords: anti-tumor drugs; drug delivery vehicles; nanoparticles; cancer treatment; targeted therapy; drug efficacy; delivery system optimization; tumor microenvironment; neurocognitive aspects; drug design

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

Modern Formulation and Applications of Probiotics

edited by

Ildikó Katalin Bácskay

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 433 | Submission Open

Keywords: probiotics; nanoformulation; microencapsulation; targeted delivery; next-generation probiotics; synbiotics; gut– brain axis; personalized medicine

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

Nanomedicines in Cancer Therapy, 2nd Edition

edited by

Sibusiso Alven

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 287 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer; biomaterials; anticancer drugs; nanotherapeutics; nano-based diagnostic devices; nanoparticles; polymer– drug conjugates; nanoliposomes; exosomes; nanocapsules; dendrimers

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

Translating Gene Therapies from Bench to Bedside

edited by Kamal K.E. Gadalla,

Thomas Wishart

and

Ahad A. Rahim

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open

Keywords: gene therapy; viral vector engineering; clinical trial design; translational medicine; drug development

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

Smart Materials for Advanced Drug Delivery Systems and Pharmaceutical Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Milena A. Vega

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart materials; drug delivery systems; pharmaceutical applications; responsive materials; hydrogels; functionalized nanoparticles; targeted drug release; biological stimuli

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

Innovative Nano-Delivery Systems for Enhanced Oral Disease Therapies

edited by

Adina Bianca Bosca

,

Aranka Ilea

and

Elena Dinte

submission deadline 23 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 666 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery systems; oral diseases; nanomaterials; nanoformulations; biomaterials; natural compounds

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

Advances in Emulsifying Drug Delivery Systems

edited by Lissinda Hester Du Plessis and

Joe Viljoen

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6130 | Submission Open

Keywords: characterization; dosage form; lipophilic drug delivery systems; lipophilic drugs; permeability; emulsifying drug delivery systems; self-emulsification; solubility

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

ROS-Mediated Nano Drug Delivery for Antitumor Therapy

edited by Yanjuan Huang and Xiaoyu Xu

submission deadline 28 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9023 | Submission Open

Keywords: antitumor therapy; reactive oxygen species (ROS); ROS-mediated biomedical nanotechnology; ROS-responsive nano drug delivery; ROS-mediated immunotherapy; ROS-mediated combination therapy; oxidation therapy; photodynamic therapy (PDT); sonodynamic therapy (SDT); chemodynamic therapy (CDT); radiodynamic therapy (RDT); microdynamic therapy (MDT); electrodynamic therapy (EDT)

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

Microfluidic Assembly of Nanocomplexes for Drug and Gene Delivery

edited by Tiago Albertini Balbino and

Ismail Eş

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 531 | Submission Open

Keywords: microfluidics; nanocomplex assembly; drug delivery; gene delivery; polymer nanoparticle; lipid nanoparticle; process optimization; mRNA vaccine delivery

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

Pharmacogenomics-Enabled Drug Delivery and Personalised Therapeutics

edited by

Aaron J. Courtenay

, Jessica V. Moore and Aaron Hutton

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacogenomics; drug delivery systems; personalised therapeutics; precision medicine; polymeric formulations; biomaterials; translational pharmaceutics; biomarker-guided therapy; advanced drug delivery

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

Advances in Drug Delivery, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics for Cancer: Toward Personalized Oncology

edited by

Andreas Tzakos

,

Tim R. Crook

, Nelofer Syed and

George Alexiou

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8614 | Submission Open

Keywords: personalized medicine; cancer diagnostics; cancer therapeutics; cancer theranostics; radiotherapeutics; precision oncology; targeted therapy; immunotherapy; molecular diagnostics; biomarkers in cancer; cancer genomics; tumor microenvironment; surgical oncology; cancer biomarkers; AI in cancer diagnosis; multimodal cancer treatment; advanced imaging in oncology

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

Population Pharmacokinetics: Where Are We Now?

edited by Su-jin Rhee and

Eunsol Yang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7603 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacometrics; population pharmacokinetics; pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics; machine learning; model-informed drug development; model-informed dose optimization; special populations; real-world data; personalized therapy

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

Bioactive Phytochemicals from Medicinal Plants: Formulation and Therapeutic Potential

edited by

Ademar Alves Da Silva Filho

and

Radhia Aitfella Lahlou

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7116 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive phytochemicals; medicinal plants; standardisation; green extraction; phytochemical synergy; dose optimisation; formulation; chronic disease therapeutics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)

Development of Vectors for Drug and Gene Delivery via the Nasal Route

edited by Flávia Nathiely Silveira Fachel and Roselena Silvestri Schuh

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6931 | Submission Open

Keywords: nasal route; nose-to-brain; nanotechnology-based delivery systems; nanoparticles; nanoemulsions; liposomes; viral vectors; nonviral vectors; mucoadhesive polymers; permeation enhancers; transmucosal delivery

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

Recent Advances in Cocrystal and Nano-Cocrystal Technologies for Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Applications

edited by Jiamei Chen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6514 | Submission Open

Keywords: crystal engineering; multicomponent crystals; cocrystal; nanococrystal; controllable synthesis; poorly soluble active ingredient; solubilization; bioavailability; pharmaceutical; nutraceutical; co-delivery; combination product

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

Biomaterials: Pharmaceutical Applications

edited by

Claudia Garnero

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6442 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural biomaterials; synthetic biomaterials; drug delivery systems; tissue engineering; disease diagnosis; wound healing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)

Phytocompounds-Based Formulations for Anti-Inflammatory Disorders

edited by Gustavo Costa

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5839 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytocompounds; natural compounds; phytotherapy; plant-based drugs; anti-inflammatory; pharmaceutical forms

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

Innovative Approaches in Skin Formulation Development and Characterization: Scientific Foundations for Regulatory Transformation

edited by

Snezana Savic

and

Ivana Pantelić

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4863 | Submission Open

Keywords: regulatory-driven formulation development; topical products; transdermal drugs; nano/microstructured delivery systems; characterization techniques; skin models; in vitro studies; in vivo studies; in silico modeling; AI

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

Model-Informed Precision Dosing in Drug Development and Clinical Practice

edited by

Zhigang Wang

and

Bingfang Yan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4281 | Submission Open

Keywords: model-informed precision dosing (MIPD); efficacy PKPD indexes; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics; PKPD modeling and simulation; dosing algorithms; nomograms; drug development; therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM); dosing adjustments; special populations; nonlinear mixed-effects modeling (NONMEM); PK/PD models; drug– drug interactions; pediatrics; pregnancy; oral bioavailability; modelling and simulation; population pharmacokinetics

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

Advanced Metal-Based Nano-Drug Delivery Systems for Antimicrobial Therapy

edited by

Manuel Pernia Leal

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3151 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanosystems; micelles; liposomes; nanoparticles; metal-based drugs; drug delivery; antimicrobial therapy

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

Current and Future Perspectives in Dermal and Transdermal Drug Delivery

edited by

Modestas Žilius

, Vitalis Briedis and

Agnė Mazurkevičiūtė

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2213 | Submission Open

Keywords: dermal/transdermal delivery; skin penetration/permeation; physical/targeted delivery; device technology; formulation approaches; predictive models

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

Advances in Pharmaceutics, Genomics, and Biotechnology for Liver Disease Therapy

edited by

Juan Socorro Armendariz-Borunda

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1911 | Submission Open

Keywords: liver disease; nanocarriers; lipid nanoparticles; gene therapy; bioengineered scaffolds; biotechnological innovation; drug delivery; pharmaceutical formulation

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

Peptide-Based Drug Delivery Systems: From Design to Application

edited by

Zoltán Bánóczi

and

Gábor Mező

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1697 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery; peptide; targeted drug delivery; peptide conjugate; chemical modification; linker systems

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

Novel Formulation Strategies to Overcome Biological Barrier Permeability Challenges

edited by

Hassan Almoazen

,

Giovanna Rassu

and

Clara Ràfols

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1663 | Submission Open

Keywords: skin permeability; blood– brain barrier; tumor permeability; intestinal permeability; muscle permeability; fat tissue permeability; cell membrane permeability; lung permeability; sublingual permeability; buccal permeability; tissue permeability

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

Cyclodextrins and Their Pharmaceutical Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Thorsteinn Loftsson

and Renata Maria Văruț

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1620 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyclodextrin complexes; drug delivery systems; pharmaceutical applications; solubility enhancement; therapeutic efficacy

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

Bio-Based Materials and Personalized Medicine: Innovative Applications in Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery

edited by

Maria Lazaridou

and

Magdalena Paczkowska-Walendowska

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1617 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-based materials; biocompatibility; sustainability; extracellular matrix; customized scaffolds; drug delivery; controlled drug delivery systems; tissue engineering; tissue regeneration; personalized medicine

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

Recent Advances in Metal-Based Drug Delivery Systems for Cancer Therapy

edited by

Maria Jesus Moran Plata

and

Marta Martínez-Alonso

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1495 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal-based drug delivery systems; cancer therapy; stimuli-responsive prodrugs; nanomedicine; coordination complexes; targeted chemotherapy

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

Development of Oncolytic Viruses as Platforms for Drug Delivery to Cancers

edited by

Alberto Reale

and

Jennifer Altomonte

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1465 | Submission Open

Keywords: oncolytic viruses; cancer; targeted drug delivery; immunotherapy; gene therapy; tumor microenvironment

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

Research Progress on the Anticancer and Controlled Release of Plant Active Components in Pharmaceutics

edited by

Zvezdelina Lyubenova Yaneva

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1457 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemicals; nanocarriers; drug delivery systems; biofunctionalities; anticancer therapy; antiproliferative activity; in silico/in vitro/in vivo controlled release; mathematical modelling; molecular simulations; pharmacokinetics

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

Electrospun Fibers, Tissue Engineering, and Drug Delivery: Strategies and Potential Solutions for a Complex Issue

edited by Adrienn Kazsoki and

Constantinos Voniatis

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1078 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrospinning; fibrous mesh; drug delivery systems; biodegradable membranes; nanofibers; potential drug candidates for nanofibrous dosage forms

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

Biomaterials-Based Drug Delivery Systems in Regenerative Medicine

edited by

Rogério Leone Buchaim

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 779 | Submission Open

Keywords: tissue regeneration; drug delivery systems; regenerative medicine; biomaterials; stem cell therapy; gene therapy; nanostructured biomaterials; biomimetic materials; decellularized extracellular matrices

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

Novel Research on Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling

edited by

Xiaoqiang Xiang

,

Qingfeng He

and

Yufei Shi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 765 | Submission Open

Keywords: physiologically based pharmacokinetics; drug– drug interactions; in vitro– in vivo extrapolation; special populations; virtual clinical trials; quantitative pharmacology; mechanistic modeling

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

Emerging Trends in Nanocarriers for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Purposes

edited by

Raquel Silva Araújo

,

Vanessa Carla Furtado Mosqueira

and Maria Alice de Oliveira

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 675 | Submission Open

Keywords: production process; characterization methods; surface modification; smart biodegradable polymers; biodistribution; efficacy studies; diagnostic; theranostic; PET/SPECT/MR imaging; radiolabeled nanoparticles; drying technologies; scale-up technologies; targeted therapy

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

Innovative Boron-Based Drug Delivery Systems

edited by Makoto Shirakawa, Tomohiro Tanaka and

Alexander Zaboronok

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 616 | Submission Open

Keywords: boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT); boron-containing drug delivery; boron-based nanomedicine; benzoxaborole and boronic acid drugs; targeted cancer therapy; imaging and dosimetry

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

Design of Hydrogels for Drug Delivery

edited by

Luis Morales-Quintana

and

Bustos Daniel

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 508 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery; controlled release; smart hydrogels; computational modelling of hydrogels; molecular simulations of hydrogels; bioresponsive systems; hydrogel fabrication techniques

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

Nanoparticles for Glioblastoma Therapy

edited by Shambhavi Pandey and

Benjamí Oller-Salvia

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 484 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; blood– brain barrier; gene delivery; glioblastoma; cancer stem cells; biomaterials

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

Microneedle-Mediated Transdermal Delivery of Bio-Macromolecular Drugs

edited by Guangsheng Du and Li Deng

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 400 | Submission Open

Keywords: microneedle; transdermal delivery; dermal delivery; bio-macromolecular drugs; minimally invasive; skin delivery; therapeutic biologics

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

Advanced Theranostic Nanoplatforms for Precision Therapy

edited by

Kwang-Sun Kim

and

Secheol Oh

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 336 | Submission Open

Keywords: theranostic nanoplatforms; extracellular vesicles (EVs); targeted drug delivery; stimuli-responsive nanomaterials; antimicrobials; cancer and infectious disease therapy; nanomedicine; biocompatible nanomaterials; real-time imaging; modular nanostructures; precision medicine; bacterial ghost

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

Aerogels for Regenerative Medicine and Pharmaceutical Technology

edited by

Ana Iglesias-Mejuto

and

Carlos A. García-González

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerogels; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; drug delivery; pharmaceutical technology; polymers

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

mRNA Therapy for Cardiovascular Diseases

edited by Mirjana Macvanin

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 302 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular diseases; mRNA therapeutics; modRNA; gene therapy; cardiomyocyte; heart failure; myocardial infarction; delivery systems; regenerative therapy

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

Natural Products Drug Discovery and Their Pharmacological Applications

edited by Rosana Crespo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural product; pharmaceutical applications; neurodegenerative disorders

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

Inhaled Therapy of Respiratory Infections

edited by

Wei-Ren Ke

and

Hui-Ling Lin

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: inhaled drug delivery; respiratory infections; anti-infective aerosols; pulmonary pharmacokinetics; targeted lung delivery; clinical translation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Pharmaceutics)

Natural Product-Based Pharmaceutical Formulations for Skin Drug Delivery

edited by