Dear Colleagues,    

In just the past few decades, the increasing global concerns on disease therapy and medication safety have raised awareness of the drug delivery system. Based on the unique characteristics of different materials, lots of candidates such as liposomes, polymers, silicon-based materials, hydroxyapatite, metal oxides, and biological macromolecules have been developed due to their specific advantages in terms of biocompatibility, stability, and intelligent controlled release. Besides, the therapeutic target, the physico-chemical characteristics, and activity of drugs in the delivery system should also be taken into consideration. Moreover, a rational structural design on drug carriers can modify the physical and chemical interaction between the drug molecules and the carrier, which is critically important for a drug delivery system. To understanding the choice of carrier, drug loading, release method, the driving forces and the interactions need to be deeply explored. Therefore, the design at molecular level is critical to drug delivery system. In addition, different architectures of materials would greatly influence the ability for drug loading and delivery, which would result in kinds of smarter system.

Thus, we are interested in the design and application of materials for drug delivery, including novel synthesis strategies, unique structural architectures, drug loading and delivery performances, intelligent release behaviors, drug activity alterations, and therapeutic effect evaluations.     

For this, it is important to collect the formulations of different multi-functional materials for drug delivery. 

Research articles and reviews in this area of study are welcome.We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Section Editors

Assoc. Prof. Lili Feng

Dr. Bin Liu

Dr. Chong Qiu 

Prof. Xiao  Huang

Dr. Jing Sun