Engineering and Material Advances in Polymer-Based Drug Delivery Systems

Dear Colleagues,

Recent advances in pharmaceutical dosage form design have been diverse; benefiting from advances in materials (e.g., smart, responsive, biocompatible), material design (e.g., size, shape, application driven in vitro and in vivo properties) and material engineering (e.g., processes and optimisation) aspects. Outside of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), polymeric excipients are crucial in advancing the development of new drug delivery systems which in turn enable better delivery of biological and active molecules through targeting, improved biocompatibility, sustained and controlled delivery and even economic benefits. This Special Issue will focus on polymer based drug delivery systems, providing the readership with timely research and review articles detailing various aspects of macromolecules from their design, use, engineering and end applications.

Prof. Zeeshan Ahmad
Prof. Ming-Wei Chang
Guest Editors

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