Advanced Biodegradable Polymers for Drug Delivery: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 674
Special Issue Editor
Interests: natural polymers; polymeric materials; microparticles; controlled release; encapsulation techniques; jonotropic gelation; hydrogels; solid–solid systems
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Dear Colleagues,
Biodegradable polymers have important properties which make them very useful for the preparation of different drug delivery systems. The wide range forms of drugs, as well as their possibility to coat or enclose active substance inside polymers, make them powerful pharmaceutical tools. The encapsulation of active substances in polymeric particles, as well as the preparation of hydrogels or eye preparations, make them important excipients. Also, the modification of structure or complex (mixed) preparations plays a new role and brings novel solutions in drug delivery systems.
This Special Issue aims to publish articles concerned with the use of new compositions of biodegradable polymers in the field of pharmaceutical drug development and their current or potential applications. Authors are invited to submit both original research and reviews.
Dr. Barbara Jadach
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biopolymer
- biodegradability
- drug delivery
- biomedical application
- controlled release
- functional polymers
- smart polymers
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