Dry Powders for Pulmonary Delivery: Device and Formulation Technologies for an Enhanced Lung Deposition, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Pharmaceutics (ISSN 1999-4923). This special issue belongs to the section "Pharmaceutical Technology, Manufacturing and Devices".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2025 | Viewed by 2915
Special Issue Editor
Interests: drug delivery to the lung; formulations for dry powder inhalers; formulations for nebulisers; nanosuspension for inhaled
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Dear Colleagues,
Inhalation aerosol therapy is receiving a lot of interest among researchers as it is the preferred administration route when delivering medication to manage airway diseases and, more recently, systemic diseases.
Lung deposition and, hence, the therapeutic efficiency of DPI depend on several factors, including the formulations, device, and patient inhalation technique. Therefore, it is essential to consider the design of the inhaler device alongside its specific formulation to ensure an enhanced lung deposition and to give the patient the opportunity to achieve maximum therapeutic benefit. Despite advances in current DPI research, there is still a significant gap that needs addressing to understand the relationship of different parameters in the formulation and inhaler device design in enhancing lung deposition and lung bioavailability.
This Special Issue aims to collect the latest advances and state-of-the-art developments in the field of DPI device design, including smart inhalers, contribution of different formulation parameters such as surface energy, cohesion, and adhesion forces and particle engineering technology on lung deposition.
Dr. Khaled Assi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanodrug delivery system
- particle engineering technology
- device development, including smart inhalers
- dissolution
- pharmacokinetics and lung bioavailability of inhaled drugs
- compliance and inhaler technique
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