Marine Drugs and Nanomedicine
A special issue of Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2018) | Viewed by 16531
Special Issue Editor
Interests: drug delivery; nanomedicine; liposomes; skin therapy; vaginal therapy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Bioactive compounds of marine origin bear unexplored potentials in drug development. Some of them are already available as drugs, whereas many are promising and are approaching later stages of clinical trials. However, the means of delivery for these promising compounds remain unexploited to their full potential. Nanotechnology and nanomedicine could offer innovative approaches in the delivery of marine-origin drugs and active compounds. Nano-size carriers, often referred to as nanosystems, are expected to improve drug/compound bioavailabilities, achieve targeting to a desired site of action, with increased efficacy and reduced side effects. Moreover, marine-origin compounds can also serve as nanosystem building blocks. This Special Issue, “Marine Drugs and Nanomedicine” aims to provide an overview of the current research pipelines in nanosystems employed to deliver marine compounds via different routes of administration, or promising applications of marine raw materials as nanocarriers. Innovative approaches and systems able to assure controlled and targeted delivery are the focus of this Special Issue. As Guest Editor, I cordially invite contributions in form of original research articles or reviews from this exciting research field.
Prof. Dr. Natasa Skalko-Basnet
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Nanomedicine
- nanotechnology
- marine drugs
- nanocarriers
- controlled drug delivery
- drug targeting
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