Innovations in Hydrogel Design for Pharmaceutical and Medical Applications
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Innovation of Polymer Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2025 | Viewed by 1945
Special Issue Editors
Interests: drug form technology; new drug carriers; preformulation and formulation studies; manufacturing process of liquid; semisolid and solid dosage forms
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Dear Colleagues,
Hydrogels, being polymeric biomaterials, play a significant role in modern pharmacy and medicine. They find use as drug carriers in particular because of their high physical stability, biocompatibility, hydrophilicity, and low sensitization potential. Moreover, their production technology is simple. The continuous growth in our understanding in this area allows for the development of innovative solutions for clinical applications.
This Special Issue aims at advancing research in hydrogel technology, including novel synthesis methods and modifications of already known processes, the physics and physical chemistry of hydrogel materials, and the development of functional hydrogels. We encourage authors to submit research reports aimed at obtaining hydrogel materials for use in pharmaceutical and biomedical engineering. We accept reviews and original papers on newly obtained materials, the development of already-used materials, and their potential applications. Reports of basic, pre-clinical, and clinical studies on innovative hydrogel-based materials of importance for modern pharmacy and medicine are also welcome
Dr. Aneta Ostróżka-Cieślik
Prof. Dr. Wojciech Marczak
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hydrogel
- biomaterials
- hydrogel technology
- multifunctional hydrogels
- drug delivery systems
- pharmaceutical applications
- medical applications
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