Porous Micro and Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery
A special issue of Pharmaceutics (ISSN 1999-4923). This special issue belongs to the section "Drug Delivery and Controlled Release".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 October 2021) | Viewed by 20516
Special Issue Editors
Interests: gated mesoporous materials; drug delivery; molecular sensing; chromo and fluorogenic chemosensors and probes; molecular recognition
Interests: gated mesoporous materials; drug delivery; molecular sensing; chromo and fluorogenic chemosensors and probes; molecular recognition
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Dear Colleagues,
Although the fields of molecular, biomolecular, and supramolecular chemistry and inorganic materials have traditionally been poorly interrelated, research into this cross-disciplinary region has recently emerged almost exponentially and has resulted in a many novel hybrid materials with advanced functions in a surprisingly short time. Among the different inorganic solids, much attention has been given to porous materials in both fundamental and applied research. In this scenario, gated nanochemistry is a highly topical tool that has been applied to the design of new advanced functions by means of mass transport control in nanometric terms. In recent years, gated supports have proven excellent candidates for designing controlled-release systems for different applications, including drug delivery and sensing.
This Special Issue aims to collect the latest advances and state-of-the-art in the field of controlled drug delivery, using porous nano- or microparticles as drug carriers. The combination of these materials with selective molecular gates, which open only on the site of action as a result of some target stimulus, is expected to improve drug bioavailability and reduce drug toxicity.
Prof. Dr. Pablo Gaviña
Prof. Dr. Margarita Parra
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- porous materials
- gated materials
- micro and nanoparticles
- drug delivery
- controlled release
- biomedical applications