Plants as Innovative Carrier Systems: Development, Characterization, and Evaluation

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to highlight recent advances in design and development of new phyto-engineered carrier systems as potential therapeutic agents.

Nowadays, herbal preparations are considered natural, sustainable health solutions for various ailments. However, self-medication can lead to exceeding the dose and possible intoxication risks. The last generation of phyto-engineered systems is designed to mitigate these contingencies and enhance therapeutic potential concurrently with maximizing bioavailability, controlled dosage, prolonged release, and specific target delivery. Moreover, high-performance phyto-engineered systems open new therapeutic possibilities.

Various analytic techniques (FT-IR spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering, EDS spectroscopy, and others) provide insight into the morpho-structural features of a new carrier system. In addition, the chemical screening of the plant component can be carried out via GC-MS, UHPLC-MS/MS, MS-MS, UHPLC-QTOF-MS/MS-SPE-NMR, or other modern analytical techniques. Information on new phyto-engineered carried system biological activity, biocompatibility, and bioavailability are critical steps in the research strategy of new therapeutic development agents.

We look forward to your contributions to this Special Issue, which will focus on but need not be limited to any of the topics outlined above.

Dr. Adina-Elena Segneanu
Dr. George Dan Mogoşanu
Guest Editors

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