Special Issues

Pharmaceutics publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Topical Drug Delivery: Current Status and Perspectives submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11334 | Submission Open
Keywords: drug delivery; nanocarriers; nanoparticles; topical route
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)
Recent Advances in Radiopharmaceutics, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9306 | Submission Open
Keywords: PET; SPECT; radiopharmaceutical; multimodality; imaging; biofunction; pharmacokinetics; imaging scanner
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)
Bioactive Molecules from Plants: Discovery and Pharmaceutical Applications, 3rd Edition submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8379 | Submission Open
Keywords: antioxidants; antimicrobial activity; antiviral agent; bioactive molecules; cell signaling; drug discovery; functional foods; high-throughput screening; medicinal chemistry; medicinal plants; protease inhibitor; phytotherapy; phytochemicals; drug delivery; formulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)
Nanomaterials and Its Potential in Health Concern Treatment submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5204 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanomaterials; engineering nanomaterials; biomaterials; material science; functional nanomaterials; composite nanomaterials; hybrid nanomaterials; biological sciences; microbiology; antibacterial agents
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)
Drug–Drug Interactions—New Approaches and Perspectives
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submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5202 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)
Plasmid DNA for Gene Therapy and DNA Vaccine Applications, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5097 | Submission Open
Keywords: plasmid DNA; plasmid vector; non-viral gene delivery; transfection; gene electrotransfer; plasmid DNA vaccine; plasmid gene therapy; plasmid production; plasmid regulatory compliance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Gene and Cell Therapy)
New Approach to Anti-inflammation, Antibacterial and Anti-cancer Therapy: Natural Extracts submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4945 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural extract; inflammation; bacterial; cancer; active component; signal transduction; microbiome; metabolite; apoptosis; delivery system; pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biopharmaceutics)
Functional Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery and Pharmaceutical Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3393 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanomaterials; nanotechnology; liposome; drug/gene delivery; targeted therapy; in vitro and in vivo; nanomedicine; pharmaceutics; cancer therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)
Research on Radiotracers and Novel Radiopharmaceuticals for Cancer Therapy and Diagnosis
edited by , Panagiotis Kanellopoulos and
submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2531 | Submission Open
Keywords: radiopharmaceuticals; cancer therapy; preclinical evaluation; theranostics; tumour targeting; imaging; PET; SPECT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)
Promising Small Molecule Compounds in Cancer Treatment submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1897 | Submission Open
Keywords: anticancer agents; natural products; synthesis; structure modification; structure– activity relationship; substance action on target; biological evaluation; cancer therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)
Pharmacokinetics and Artificial Intelligence for Drug Predictions
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submission deadline 10 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 226 | Submission Open
Keywords: pharmacokinetics; pharmaceutics; artificial intelligence; machine learning; therapeutic drug management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics)
Stromal, Stem, Signaling Cells: The Multiple Roles and Applications of Mesenchymal Cells, 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 24533 | Submission Open
Keywords: mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) applications; MSCs and the perivascular compartment; cell-based drug delivery systems; MSCs-based cell therapy; exosomes based drug delivery; perivascular niche and tissue homeostasis regulation; tissue repair and regeneration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Gene and Cell Therapy)
Advances in Natural Products for Cutaneous Application
edited by , and Ivana Nešić
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5991 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural bioactive compounds (NBCs); herbal preparations; cosmeceuticals; systems for topical delivery; testing of skin performance; physico-chemical characterization/stability; analysis of texture; formulation development; release and permeation testing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Pharmacy and Formulation)
Innovative Drug Delivery Systems and Disease Models for Pulmonary Fibrosis
edited by , Anna Yeung and
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open
Keywords: controlled drug release; treatment targets; nanoparticles; extracellular vesicles; aerosols; organoids; 3D culturing; lung-on-a-chip
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)
Brain Tumors Treatment: Current and Future Challenges from Drug Formulations to Delivery Methods
edited by , Sara Badodi and
submission deadline 16 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 883 | Submission Open
Keywords: blood– brain barrier pathophysiology in different tumors; pediatric brain tumors; adult brain tumors; considerations for adult vs. pediatric drug delivery development; nanocarriers and nanoparticles; focused ultrasound; convection enhanced delivery; intranasal delivery; intra-arterial delivery; combination strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)
Role of Pharmacokinetics in Drug Development and Evaluation
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submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 16 articles | Viewed by 29991 | Submission Open
Keywords: pharmacokinetics; biopharmaceutics; in vitro and in vivo extrapolation/correlation; PBPK modeling and simulation; bioavailabilty
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics)
Oxidative Stress and Inflammation: Novel Drug Formulation and Delivery Systems
edited by , Song Shen and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 18402 | Submission Open
Keywords: oxidative stress; inflammation; antioxidant; nanomedicine; drug delivery; drug design; cell death; apoptosis; autophagy; extracellular vesicles; gene therapy; cell therapy; immunomodulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Pharmacy and Formulation)
Recent Advances in Polymeric Delivery Vehicles for Controlled and Sustained Drug Release
edited by and Zheng Cai
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 17643 | Submission Open
Keywords: drug delivery; sustained drug release; polymers; stimuli-responsive drug delivery; hydrogels; microspheres; nanoparticles; topical drug delivery; biomaterials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)
Nanosystems for Drug Delivery submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7904 | Submission Open
Keywords: peptide discovery; peptide self-assembly; peptide– drug conjugates; nano-carrier for peptides; nanoparticle; drug delivery; nanocarriers; exosomes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)
Natural Product Pharmaceuticals submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7869 | Submission Open
Keywords: pre-formulation and formulation studies; natural compounds; herbal extracts; chemical– physical and technological studies; extraction methods; stability and stabilization; in vitro and in vivo biological activities; pharmacokinetics and pharmacological studies; analytical techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Pharmacy and Formulation)
Photodynamic Therapy in Cancer: Principles, State of the Art, and Future Directions submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6158 | Submission Open
Keywords: anticancer photodynamic therapy; photosensitizers; photochemical damage; nano-drugs; drug delivery; PDT-induced cell death modalities; immunogenic cell death; tumor hypoxia; bystander effect; tumor resistance; clinical trials in PDT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)
Nanomedicines in Cancer Therapy submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3690 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer; biomaterials; anticancer drugs; nanotherapeutics; nano-based diagnostic devices; nanoparticles; polymer– drug conjugates; nanoliposomes; exosomes; nanocapsules; dendrimers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)
Recent Advances in Nanotechnology Therapeutics
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submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1324 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanotechnology; cancer treatment; drug delivery systems; diagnostic imaging; personalized medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)
Antiviral and Antibacterial: Focus on Novel Therapeutic Agents and Drug Delivery Systems
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submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1288 | Submission Open
Keywords: medicinal chemistry; antibacterials; antivirals; drug development; drug resistance; drug delivery; drug candidates; drug repurposing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)
Advances in Targeted Photodynamic Therapy Based on Nanotechnology submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 941 | Submission Open
Keywords: photodynamic therapy; targeted delivery; nanoparticles; controlled release; nanotheranostics; photosensitizers; PDT light sources
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)
Potential of Nano/Microemulsions for Drugs and Phytochemicals Delivery, 2nd Edition submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 794 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanoemulsions; natural products; essential oils; drugs; high-pressure homogenization; spontaneous emulsification; microfluidization; biocompatiblity; parenteral; oral; nasal; transdermal; ocular
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)
Essential Oils for Pharmaceutical Applications
edited by and Mayker Lazaro Dantas Miranda
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open
Keywords: essential oils; analgesic; antibacterial; anticancer; antifungal; anti-inflammatory; antiparasitic; antioxidant; antiviral; sedative
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Pharmacy and Formulation)
Cyclodextrin-Based Gene and Drug Delivery Applications submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open
Keywords: cyclodextrin; gene delivery; drug delivery; nanocarriers; biocompatibility; controlled release; targeted therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)
Nanomaterials for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
edited by Edyta Wysokińska
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanomaterials; anticancer drugs; cancer diagnosis; nanotoxicology; biomedicine; theranostics; drug delivery; surface functionalization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)
Nanoparticle-Mediated Diagnostics and Drug Delivery Therapy
edited by Olga V. Dement'eva, Ivan N. Senchikhin and
submission deadline 24 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2402 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanomaterials for diseases theranostics; nanomaterials for multimodal therapy; nanomaterials for diagnostics; stimuli responsive nanocarriers; biodegradable nanocarriers; the routes of drug nanocarriers’ administration; active and passive targeting of nanocarriers; nanocarriers biodistribution; toxicity of nanocarriers; delivery of hydrophobic drugs; microemulsions as drug delivery systems; drug encapsulation methods; drug release models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Pharmacy and Formulation)
Molecular Imaging of the Immune System submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11440 | Submission Open
Keywords: immunotherapy; immunology; immune response; probe development; positron emission tomography (PET); clinical imaging; preclinical imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)
Dermal and Transdermal Drug Delivery Systems submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open
Keywords: transdermal drug delivery; dermal drug delivery; nanotechnology; biopatch; nanocarriers; microneedles; skin penetration; electroporation; iontophoresis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)
Applications of Nanomaterials in Drug Delivery and Drug Release submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open
Keywords: design; development; and characterization of drug delivery systems; drug delivery systems to overcome biological barriers; inorganic formulations; lipid-based nanoparticles; polymeric nanoparticles; lipid– polymer formulations; hybrid systems; in vitro characterization methods; in vivo assays
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)
Dry Powders for Pulmonary Delivery: Device and Formulation Technologies for an Enhanced Lung Deposition, 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanodrug delivery system; particle engineering technology; device development; including smart inhalers; dissolution; pharmacokinetics and lung bioavailability of inhaled drugs; compliance and inhaler technique
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology, Manufacturing and Devices)
Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery: Achievements, Challenges, and Future Directions submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open
Keywords: (bio)nanotechnology; drug delivery; mimetic chemistry; synthetic biology; supra-molecular (bio)chemistry; nanotherapeutic agents; micro/nanofluidics; bioactive materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)
Carbohydrate-Based Carriers for Drug Delivery submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15328 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanomaterials; drug delivery; release profile; polisaccharides; oligosaccharides; inclusion complexes; targeted therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)
Recent Advances in Microneedle-Mediated Drug Delivery, 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4070 | Submission Open
Keywords: transdermal drug delivery; microneedle-mediated drug delivery; dissolving microneedles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)
Toxicokinetics in Renal Disease
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submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3903 | Submission Open
Keywords: toxicokinetics; renal disease; reaction phenotyping; kinetic modeling; drug/gene interactions; systems pharmacology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics)
Tropical Protozoan Disease Treatment Drugs submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3506 | Submission Open
Keywords: antiprotozoal activity; chemotherapy; drug delivery; drug design; drug discovery; pharmacodinamics; pharmacokinetics; protozoan parasites; treatment schedule; tropical infectious diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)
Advances in Radiopharmaceuticals for Disease Diagnoses and Therapy
edited by Kuan Hu and Volkan Tekin
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3216 | Submission Open
Keywords: radiopharmaceutical; radionuclide therapy; radiotherapy; cancer treatment; imaging-guided therapy; radiotheranostics; nontumor diseases; alpha radiotherapy; disease treatment; therapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Clinical Pharmaceutics)
Recent Advances in Pulmonary Inhalation of Nanoformulations
edited by , Tianqun Lang, Ling Guo and Yixuan Wang
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2067 | Submission Open
Keywords: pulmonary delivery; nanomedicines for inhalation; inhalable nanovaccines; nanoformulation design; respiratory system disease therapeutics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)
Emulsions, Polymers and Micelles for Drug Delivery Applications
edited by Veljko Krstonošić
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1836 | Submission Open
Keywords: drug delivery system; drug carriers; emulsions; polymers; micelles; physicochemical characterization; stabilization; rheological properties; microstructure and texture characteristics; interfacial properties; encapsulation; controlled release
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)
Inhaled Treatment of Respiratory Infections, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1576 | Submission Open
Keywords: respiratory infections; inhalation; aerosols; pulmonary drug delivery; antimicrobials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology, Manufacturing and Devices)
Research on the Development of Nano-Based Polymeric Films for Drugs and Their Derivatives
edited by André Ricardo Fajardo, and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1551 | Submission Open
Keywords: polymeric films; nanocarriers; natural gums; polysaccharides; skin; drug delivery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)
Transdermal Delivery: Challenges and Opportunities
edited by Nina Dragićević
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1367 | Submission Open
Keywords: transdermal drug delivery; nanocarrier; iontophoresis; electroporation; ultrasound; liposome; nanoparticle
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Delivery and Controlled Release)
Population Pharmacokinetics and Its Clinical Applications
edited by and Branislava Miljković
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1259 | Submission Open
Keywords: model-informed precision dosing (MIPD); therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM); dosing adjustments; special populations; nonlinear mixed-effects modeling (NONMEM); PK/PD models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics)
Advances in Pharmacokinetics and Drug-Drug Interactions
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 906 | Submission Open
Keywords: pharmacokinetics; drug-drug interaction; time dependent inhibition; CYP inhibition/induction; transporter inhibition/induction; ADME; physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics)
Recent Advances in Biomedical Applications of Magnetic Nanomaterials submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 862 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnetic hyperthermia; magnetoplasmonic nanoparticles; targeted drug delivery; magnetoliposomes; magnetic resonance imaging; magnetic particle imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology)
Polymer-Based Dressings for Skin Regeneration and Wound Dressing Applications submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 461 | Submission Open
Keywords: wound healing; skin regeneration; chronic wounds; wound dressings; biopolymers; synthetic polymers; nanofibers; hydrogels; films; sponges; wafer; foams; composites; bioactive agents; self-healing materials; nanomaterials; advanced materials; hydrocolloids; 3D printing; polymeric microneedles; biopolymers; antibacterial activity; essential oils
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Technology, Manufacturing and Devices)
Combination Therapy Approaches for Cancer Treatment
edited by and Anita Thyagarajan
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 380 | Submission Open
Keywords: combination therapy approaches; cancer chemoprevention; chemotherapeutic agents; cell signaling pathways; dietary phytochemicals; tumor resistance mechanisms; repurposed drugs; targeted therapy; immunotherapy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Drug Targeting and Design)
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