Advanced Biomaterials for Drug Delivery
A special issue of Journal of Functional Biomaterials (ISSN 2079-4983). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials for Drug Delivery".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2024) | Viewed by 2963
Special Issue Editor
Interests: drug delivery; nanotechnology
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Dear Colleagues,
Biomaterials have been considered for application in designing various drug delivery systems in recent decades. Because of their safety, tailorability, and suitability for various therapeutic molecules, including drugs, peptides, vaccines, antibodies, and enzymes, biomaterials have been approved for use in drug delivery via different administration routes. Through the functionalization of biomaterials, a wide range of drug delivery purposes could be achieved, including enhancing or controlling drug release. Targeting drug delivery systems based on biomaterials may play a crucial role in achieving high drug levels at the affected organ, with the desired therapeutic effect along with reduced toxicity. Hence, functionalized biomaterials could be applied for site-specific targeting of small or large drug molecules, which is essential for treating chronic diseases such as carcinomas, hepatic, cardiovascular diseases, etc.
The current Special Issue aims to present original or review articles that explore applications of advanced biomaterials in drug delivery.
Topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Sources and classes of biomaterials applied in drug delivery;
- Safety features of biomaterial-based drug delivery systems;
- Functionalization of biologically active molecules;
- Biomaterials applications in various drug delivery systems;
- Enhancing the efficacy and targeting of chemotherapeutic agents;
- Biomaterial-based nanoparticulate drug delivery systems;
- The role of biomaterials in pharmaceutical processing and manufacturing.
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abbas Ibrahim
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- advanced biomaterials
- drug delivery
- enhanced release
- controlled release
- targeted release
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