Recent Advances in Exploiting Ionic Liquids for Biocatalytic and Pharmaceutical Application
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Liquids".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 10815
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bioprocessing; green solvents; ionic liquids; nanomaterials; enzyme kinetics; enzyme activation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is dedicated to highlighting the most recent advances in using ionic liquids (ILs) in biocatalytic and pharmaceutical applications, as they are currently gaining much attention from academicians and researchers, as well as from the industry. ILs, particularly third generation ILs, can be used in biological applications due to their low toxicity, biological activities, and wide scope of applications.
This Special Issue will present the current efforts being made to use ionic liquids in different areas of medicine and pharmaceutics, with a particular emphasis on addressing critical pharmaceutical challenges, including low solubility, polymorphism, and the bioavailability of drugs. Breakthroughs are also expected in green ILs, where special attention is being paid to the use of low-cost materials that come from renewable sources to formulate those solvents, which are helping move toward sustainability in the pharmaceutical industries.
In addition, biocatalysis uses natural substances that include enzymes from biological sources or whole cells to speed up chemical reactions, which is also in line with sustainability. Ionic liquids play a significant role in enzyme activation, immobilization, and recyclability. They are also found useful as catalysts in several reactions.
The aim of the current Special Issue is to cover emerging and promising research trends of the applications of ionic liquids in pharmaceutics and biocatalysis. Reviews of the recent literature and original research papers are welcome. Areas to be covered may include:
- Biological activities of ionic liquids;
- Drug delivery in ionic liquid systems;
- Ionic liquid-based drug formulations (e.g., API-IL);
- Ionic liquid-based formulation delivery of other therapeutic agents including proteins, peptides, and so on;
- Emulsions, microemulsions, and nanoemulsions using ionic liquids as surfactants or co-surfactants;
- Ionic liquid surfactants for medical and pharmaceutical applications;
- Biocatalysis using ionic liquids;
- Solubility, activity, and stability of biomolecules in ionic liquids;
- Recyclability and reusability of ionic liquids and biocatalysis.
Dr. Amal A.M. Elgharbawy
Dr. Muhammad Muniruzzaman
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ionic liquids
- nanomaterials
- emulsions
- biological activity
- biocatalysis
- active pharmaceutical ingredients
- drug delivery
- mechanism of action
- toxicity
- pharmaceuticals
- enzymes
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