Carbohydrate Polymers in Drug Delivery and Pharmaceutical Formulation
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Pharmaceutical Processes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 August 2026 | Viewed by 182
Special Issue Editor
Interests: carbohydrate polymers; complex coacervation; microencapsulation; alginates; gelatin; carboxymethyl cellulose; drug delivery
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Dear Colleagues,
Carbohydrate polymers represent one of the most versatile classes of biomaterials in pharmaceutical science. Their abundant natural availability, biocompatibility, biodegradability, and multifunctional physicochemical properties make them highly suitable for designing advanced drug delivery systems and novel pharmaceutical excipients. This Special Issue highlights innovative research and recent developments in the formulation, modification, and application of carbohydrate-based materials across the pharmaceutical landscape.
The focus and themes for this Special Issue include the following:
- Carbohydrate Polymers in Drug Delivery Systems
Research exploring the use of natural, semi-synthetic, or modified polysaccharides in developing targeted and controlled drug release systems such as microcapsules, nanoparticles, hydrogels, microbeads, and discs.
- Novel Processing and Encapsulation Technologies
Studies involving innovative approaches such as ionotropic gelation, chemical or radiation crosslinking, spray drying, surface coating techniques, emerging encapsulation, or cross-linking strategies.
- Enhancing Drug Performance
Research addressing improvements in drug solubility and modification of drug dissolution profiles using carbohydrate-based systems.
- Development of New Carbohydrate-Based Excipients
We welcome studies on carbohydrate polymers serving as capsule wall materials, disintegrants, emulsifying or suspending agents, gel-forming materials, and innovative multifunctional excipients.
- Application in Pharmaceutical Processing
Work demonstrating the application of carbohydrate polymers in various pharmaceutical manufacturing processes, including coating, granulation, pelletization, spheronization, and other industrial pharmaceutical operations.
Submissions may involve the following carbohydrate polymers of interest and are not limited to pectin, alginate, cellulose and its derivatives, cyclodextrins, chitosan, xanthan gum, acacia (Gum Arabic), and carrageenan.
Dr. Saravanan Muniyandy
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- carbohydrate polymers
- drug delivery
- pharmaceutical formulations
- physicochemical characterisation
- encapsulation
- hydrogels
- alginate
- carboxymethyl cellulose
- pectin
- guar gum
- accacia
- chitosan
- xanthan
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