IntechOpen Book Series

Pharmaceutical Science

BOOK SERIES DOI 10.5772/intechopen.107196ISSN 3033-3318

Latest publication 14 May 2024

A collection of scientific Topics in Pharmaceutical Science - always open for submission with an Annual Volume published each calendar year with a dedicated ISSN and ISBN.

Led by Series Editor Prof. Rosario Pignatello and an international Editorial Board, all submissions are peer-reviewed and published immediately after acceptance.

The Book Series also publishes a program of research-driven Thematic Edited Volumes that focus on specific areas and allow for a more in-depth overview of a particular subject.

Series Editor

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Rosario Pignatello

University of Catania,
Italy

Biography

Prof. Rosario Pignatello is a Full Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology and Legislation at the University of Catania, Italy. He is the Director of the Department of Drug and Health Sciences. He has nearly 30 years of experience in the research and development of innovative formulations for the controlled release and targeting of bioactive molecules, through chemical approaches as well as nanotechnological carriers, aimed at treating different disorders. Prof. Pignatello has coauthored about 180 papers and edited a series of textbooks on biomaterials and their application in medicine. The main areas of his research are polymeric and lipid-based micro- and nanoparticles as modified drug delivery systems; vesicular nanocarriers (liposomes, micelles); lipophilic prodrugs and conjugates; synthesis and evaluation of new polymeric biomaterials for drug delivery and tissue regeneration. In particular, Prof. Pignatello works actively in the field of ocular drug delivery, leading the Research Centre for Ocular Nanotechnology, within the NANOMED Centre (Centre for Nanomedicine and Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology) at the University of Catania.

Drug Discovery and Delivery

Topic Editor

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Marilena Vlachou

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

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Angeliki Siamidi

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens,
Greece

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Anthony Attama

University of Nigeria, Nsukka,
Nigeria

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Betty Revon Liu

Tzu Chi University,
Taiwan

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Flavia Zacconi

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Pharmacology

Topic Editor

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Cristina Manuela Dragoi

Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy,
Romania

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Mehmet Evren Okur

University of Health Sciences, Istanbul

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Newman Osafo

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology,
Ghana

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Tania Molina Jiménez

Universidad Veracruzana,
Mexico