Pharmaceutics

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Chitosan in Biomedicine: Current Status, Future Perspectives and Challenges

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 920 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomedicine; cancer; chitosan; drug delivery; gene therapy; nanostructure; tissue engineering; vaccine; nanotechnology; theranostics

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

Research on the Design and Development of Infectious, Inflammatory and Cancer Therapeutics

edited by

Maria Manuela Gaspar

and

Catarina Pinto Reis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 494 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug delivery systems; liposomes; polymeric nanoparticles; metallic nanoparticles; cancer; inflammation; infectious diseases; in vitro studies; 2D and 3D models; in vivo efficacy and safety assessment; imaging; diagnosis

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

Natural Products for Antimicrobial and Drug Delivery: A Look into the Future

edited by Hélcio Silva Dos Santos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; microbial infections; drug delivery systems; essential oils; mechanism of action

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

New Nanomedicine Technologies: Drug Formulation and Drug Delivery System Aspects

edited by

Sonia Pinho

and Aji Alex Moothedathu Raynold

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomedicine; drug formulation; drug delivery systems; nanocarriers; targeted drug delivery; bioimaging; personalized medicine; nanotechnology; pharmaceutical science; nano-bioengineering

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

Functional Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery in Photodynamic Therapy

edited by

Enrico Caruso

and

Miryam Chiara Malacarne

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 245 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; drug delivery systems; photodynamic therapy; targeted therapies; third-generation photosensitizers; targeting agents

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

Advances in Formulation of Nanocarriers for Overcoming Biological Barriers

edited by

Sandra Elisa Haas

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological barriers; drug delivery; nanocarriers; pharmacokinetics; toxicology; pharmacodynamics

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

Micro/Nano Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Sevki Cesmeci

and

Anna Angela Barba

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro/nano-fluidic devices; drug delivery systems; wearable drug delivery technologies; precision drug delivery; additive manufacturing in drug delivery systems

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

Design of Novel Nanoparticles for Enhanced Antibacterial Activity

edited by

Mireia Mallandrich Miret

and

Lupe Carolina Espinoza

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibacterial activity; antibiotic; antimicrobial; nanoparticles; nanocarriers

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

Trends in mRNA Vaccine Development and Applications

edited by

Janos Szebeni

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open

Keywords: vaccines; vaccination; modified mRNA; lipid nanoparticles (LNPs); mRNA-LNP; COVID-19 pandemic; SARS-CoV-2; spike protein; immunogenicity; adverse reactions

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

The Development of New Drug Delivery Systems to Treat Tumors Affecting the Central Nervous System

edited by

Diana Rafael

and

Fernanda Andrade

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open

Keywords: central nervous systems; cancer; drug delivery systems; clinical unmet need

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

Novel Drug Delivery Strategies That Target Specific Proteins to Promote Effective Therapeutics

edited by

Margherita Morpurgo

and

Raj Nayan Sewduth

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

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

Liposomes Applied in Drug Delivery Systems

edited by

Pedro Fonte

,

Teresa Esteves

and

Sofia de Oliveira Dias Duarte

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: liposome; targeted drug delivery; nanomedicine; gene therapy; liposomal formulations; drug delivery; vaccine; biomaterial

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

Emerging Strategies in Drug Development and Clinical Care in the Era of Personalized and Precision Medicine, 2nd Edition

edited by

Cristina Manuela Dragoi

,

Alina Crenguța Nicolae

and

Ion-Bogdan Dumitrescu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug development; therapeutic strategies; preclinical and clinical drug research; drug design; drug– drug interactions; clinical care; toxicological studies; disease risk; disease prognosis and response to therapy; biomarkers identification and application; biochemistry of drug uptake; action; and metabolism; drug target discovery; individualized therapy; pharmacogenomics; novel therapeutics; non-drug-related health interferences; nutritional interventions; chronobiology; medicinal chemistry; phytochemicals; biologics; personalized medicine; precision medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Pharmaceutics)

Advanced In Silico Methods and Digital Platforms for the Prediction of ADMET and Pharmacokinetics Properties

edited by

Nicola Gambacorta

and

Daniela Trisciuzzi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: ADMET properties prediction; physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling; in silico digital platform; chemoinformatics; computer-aided drug discovery; predictive toxicology

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

Steroid Derivatives: Design and Pharmaceutical Application

edited by Marija Sakač and

Ivana Z. Kuzminac

submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1144 | Submission Open

Keywords: semi-synthetic steroid compounds; bioactive steroids; drug design; medicinal chemistry of steroids; pharmacology and toxicology; structure elucidation

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

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Pharmacokinetics-Based Individualization of Drug Therapy, 2nd Edition

edited by

Barna Vasarhelyi

and

Gellért Balázs Karvaly

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7127 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision pharmacotherapy; population pharmacokinetic modeling probability of target attainment; pharmacokinetic– pharmacodynamic index; active metabolite; adaptive control; patient adherence; chromatography; mass spectrometry; microsampling

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

Supercritical Techniques for Pharmaceutical Applications

edited by

Mauro Banchero

,

Barbara Onida

and

Marta Gallo

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4939 | Submission Open

Keywords: supercritical carbon dioxide; drug delivery systems; micronization techniques; supercritical solvent impregnation; organic; inorganic; and hybrid carriers; microporous polymeric foams; liposomes; solid-lipid nanoparticles; aerogels

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

New Nano-Systems for Imaging, Diagnostics, and Drug Delivery

edited by Iris Batalha, Daniel Gonzalez-Carter and Lorena Ruiz-Pérez

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1286 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomedicine; drug delivery; imaging; diagnostics

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

Recent Advances in Drug Delivery for the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer

edited by

William H. Gmeiner

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 679 | Submission Open

Keywords: colorectal cancer; targeted therapy; drug delivery; drug design; immunotherapy; biopharmaceuticals; pharmacogenomics

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

Nanoparticles: Technology and Therapeutic Applications in Human Infectious and Parasitic Diseases

edited by Margarita López-Viota and

Francisco Rivas

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 556 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoparticles; infectious disease; parasitic disease; nanotechnology; bioenhancers; biological availability

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

Host-Direct Immunotherapy and Antivirulence Therapy to Combat Microbial Infections

edited by

Luís Cláudio Nascimento da Silva

and

Karen Angeliki Krogfelt

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 431 | Submission Open

Keywords: inflammation; virulence factors; natural products; synthetic compounds; cytokines

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

Nanocomposite Hydrogels and Their Application in Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering

edited by Gustavo Cabrera Barjas and

Jomarien García-Couce

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocomposite hydrogels; nanomaterials; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; drug delivery; cell culture

(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 10 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 196 | 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)

Emerging Technologies to Improve the Solubility of Poorly Soluble Drugs

edited by Elisabet Fuguet and

Clara Ràfols

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open

Keywords: solubility; solid dispersions; particle size; complexation; micellization; salt formation; crystallization; supersaturation

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

Recent Insights Concerning the Use of Supramolecular Systems for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Elena-Alina Moacă

,

Codruta Soica

,

Cristina Trandafirescu

and

Cristina A. Dehelean

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotransporters; drug carrier; drug delivery systems; cancer therapy; supramolecular systems; biological activity; physicochemical properties; nanoplatforms; nanoformulation; biomolecules; hydrogels; polymers; manufacturing techniques

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

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

edited by

Ana Cazacu

and

Elena-Laura Ursu

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2168 | 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)

Advanced Drug Delivery across the Blood–Brain Barrier

edited by

Kun Cheng

and Zhen Zhao

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 116 | 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)

Nanofibrous Scaffolds: Promising Wound Dressing Materials

edited by

Blessing Atim Aderibigbe

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10160 | Submission Open

Keywords: wound dressings; skin regeneration; biopolymers; synthetic polymers; chronic wounds; acute wounds; electrospun nanofibers; biomaterials; nanomaterials; advanced materials; polymer nanoparticles; antibacterial activity; nanofibrous scaffolds

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

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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8614 | Submission Open

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

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

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 4420 | 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)

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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3609 | Submission Open

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

(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 2669 | 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 2520 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 847 | 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 837 | Submission Open

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

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

Advances in Drug Delivery Systems of Plant Extracts for Antibacterial and Antioxidant Applications

edited by

Montse Mitjans Arnal

and

Paulina Żarnowiec

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 474 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; drug delivery systems; pharmaceutical formulation; antibacterial and antioxidant applications; pharmacokinetics; biopharmaceutics; nanoparticles; liposomes; hydrogels

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

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

edited by

Paulo Paixão

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 235 | 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 202 | 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 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomedicine; anticancer; nanocarriers; cancer treatment

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

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 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

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

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

Peptides-Based Antiviral Agents

edited by

Marina Sala

and

Maria Carmina Scala

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 473 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by

Elena Puris

and

Sabrina Petralla

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11015 | 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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6920 | 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)

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 6829 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)

Where Are We Now and Where Is Cell Therapy Headed?

edited by

Andrea Papait

and

Paola Chiodelli

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5905 | 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)

Ionic Liquids in Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Roksana Markiewicz

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5259 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1789 | 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 1469 | 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)

Establishment Tips and Development Strategies for Innovative Pharmaceutical Formulation Products

edited by Giedre Kasparaviciene and

Inga Matulyte

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 232 | 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)

Cancer Therapy Resistance: Choosing Kinase Inhibitors, 2nd Edition

edited by

Carmela Dell'aversana

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 167 | 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)

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