Drug Delivery for Natural Extract Applications
A special issue of Pharmaceutics (ISSN 1999-4923). This special issue belongs to the section "Biopharmaceutics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 243
Special Issue Editors
Interests: natural compounds; extraction; microencapsulation; drug delivery
Interests: phytotherapy; phytochemistry; ethnomedicine; phenolics; biological activity
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Interests: extraction; cyclodextrins; phytochemistry; molecular docking
Interests: solid dosage forms; controlled release; plant extract; manufacturing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue of Pharmaceutics (Q1) as one of the leading journals in the fields of pharmacology and pharmacy.
Natural extracts have been used for centuries to prevent and treat various health conditions and diseases. Nowadays, more than a third of newly approved active compounds are derived from natural sources. However, natural bioactive compounds often encounter significant challenges despite their therapeutic potential, such as low chemical stability, poor solubility, limited bioavailability, and unfavorable sensory and manufacturing properties.
Innovative drug delivery systems are emerging as powerful solutions to overcome these issues, enhancing the efficacy, stability and safety of high-quality pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food products with natural extracts and bioactive compounds.
This Special Issue focuses on recent advances in the formulation, characterization and application of delivery systems for natural extracts and bioactive compounds. Research topics may include, but are not limited to, natural product extraction, advanced drug delivery technologies, regulatory aspects of natural compound delivery and therapeutic applications of natural compounds.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Nada Ćujić Nikolić
Dr. Katarina Šavikin
Dr. Milica Radan
Dr. Jelena Mudrić
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- natural-based extracts
- natural-based products
- bioactive compounds
- optimization of extraction
- green and conventional extraction methods
- by-product, waste, unexploited, underutilized products
- antioxidants
- biological activities
- mode of action
- encapsulation
- carriers and biopolymers
- drug delivery system
- therapeutics
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