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This Special Issue provides an update on the state of the art and current trends in polymeric drug-delivery systems specifically designed for improving drug bioavailability. The multiple contributions received further strengthen the role of polymers in modern drug delivery and targeting, illustrating the different approaches possible and unveiling what the future may bring.

Medicine --- Pharmaceutical industries --- cystic fibrosis --- Pseudomonas aeruginosa --- liposomes --- efflux pump inhibitor --- PABN --- aminoglycosides --- macrolides --- poloxamer --- thiourea --- thiolation --- mucoadhesion --- drug release --- in vivo analysis --- in vitro dissolution studies --- S-propargyl-cysteine --- poly(lactic acid) --- endogenous hydrogen sulfide --- water-in-oil-in-water --- rheumatoid arthritis --- chitosan --- drug delivery --- drug absorption --- intestinal assimilation --- oral bioavailability --- nanoemulsions --- micelles --- SEDDS --- zeta potential --- sustained release --- albumin nanoparticle --- MPT0B291 --- high-pressure homogenizer --- histone deacetylase --- calix[8]arenes --- silibinin --- inclusion complexes --- PEGylation --- cytotoxicity --- oromucosal films --- sodium alginate --- nanoparticle drug carriers --- digoxin --- zein --- heart failure --- polymer–liposome complexes --- Pluronic®-poly(acrylic acid) --- Pluronic®-poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) --- stimuli-responsive --- intelligent drug delivery systems --- liposome --- polymer --- long circulation --- polymer–lipid conjugates --- targeting --- stimulus-responsive --- antibody --- affinity --- cyclodextrin --- protein therapeutics --- sustained drug delivery --- Nitric oxide --- hydrogel --- wound dressing --- chronic wounds --- glycyrrhetinic acid --- Soluplus® --- solid dispersions --- anti-inflammatory --- biosafety --- bioavailability --- n/a --- polymer-liposome complexes --- polymer-lipid conjugates

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This Special Issue explored different topics concerning recent progress in the synthesis and characterization of suitable innovative macromolecular systems, proposed as carriers of specific antimicrobial molecules, to be employed in the biomedical and pharmaceutical fields. Many infectious diseases are induced by omnipresent micro-organisms, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi, and algae, and, consequently, are very common, accounting for a significant share of the global disease burden. Unfortunately, antimicrobial resistance, adverse effects, and the high cost of antimicrobials are crucial health challenges worldwide. One of the common efforts in addressing this issue lies in improving the existing antimicrobial delivery systems. In this regard, nanoparticles as well as three-dimensional hydrophilic systems represent valuable tools able to ensure excellent performances. Biocompatible polymeric particles, entrapping these bioactive molecules, are capable of releasing them over a desired period of time, thereby decreasing the frequency of their administration. At the same time, these systems are able to protect antimicrobial drugs from degradation, enhancing their bioavailability. This Special Issue serves to highlight and capture the contemporary progress recorded in this field.

Research & information: general --- film nanocomposite --- essential oil --- supercritical CO2 --- long-term package --- hybrid nanoparticles --- biocompatible polymer --- antimicrobial amphiphiles --- dynamic light scattering --- scanning electron microscopy --- cell viability from counting of colony-forming unities --- antimicrobial activity of nanoparticles --- Escherichia coli --- Staphylococcus aureus --- Candida albicans --- hydrogel --- polyvinyl alcohol --- aliphatic dicarboxylic acids --- sustained release --- linezolid --- equilibrium swelling ratio --- accumulative release --- thermogravimetric analysis --- gram-negative bacteria --- multidrug resistance --- polymer therapeutics --- colistin --- polymyxin B --- nanoliposomes --- MDR-Bacteria --- chitosan --- nanotechnologies --- plant extracts --- agro-food-wastes --- antimicrobial agents --- polymeric nanocarriers --- mixed polymeric micelles --- drug delivery --- antibiotics --- Pluronic F127 --- antimicrobial agent --- polymeric nanomaterial --- self-assembly --- antimicrobial peptide --- silver nanoparticle --- anti-biofilm --- wound healing --- bromelain --- nisin --- bioactivity --- biomedicine --- carrier --- n/a

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This Special Issue explored different topics concerning recent progress in the synthesis and characterization of suitable innovative macromolecular systems, proposed as carriers of specific antimicrobial molecules, to be employed in the biomedical and pharmaceutical fields. Many infectious diseases are induced by omnipresent micro-organisms, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi, and algae, and, consequently, are very common, accounting for a significant share of the global disease burden. Unfortunately, antimicrobial resistance, adverse effects, and the high cost of antimicrobials are crucial health challenges worldwide. One of the common efforts in addressing this issue lies in improving the existing antimicrobial delivery systems. In this regard, nanoparticles as well as three-dimensional hydrophilic systems represent valuable tools able to ensure excellent performances. Biocompatible polymeric particles, entrapping these bioactive molecules, are capable of releasing them over a desired period of time, thereby decreasing the frequency of their administration. At the same time, these systems are able to protect antimicrobial drugs from degradation, enhancing their bioavailability. This Special Issue serves to highlight and capture the contemporary progress recorded in this field.

Research & information: general --- film nanocomposite --- essential oil --- supercritical CO2 --- long-term package --- hybrid nanoparticles --- biocompatible polymer --- antimicrobial amphiphiles --- dynamic light scattering --- scanning electron microscopy --- cell viability from counting of colony-forming unities --- antimicrobial activity of nanoparticles --- Escherichia coli --- Staphylococcus aureus --- Candida albicans --- hydrogel --- polyvinyl alcohol --- aliphatic dicarboxylic acids --- sustained release --- linezolid --- equilibrium swelling ratio --- accumulative release --- thermogravimetric analysis --- gram-negative bacteria --- multidrug resistance --- polymer therapeutics --- colistin --- polymyxin B --- nanoliposomes --- MDR-Bacteria --- chitosan --- nanotechnologies --- plant extracts --- agro-food-wastes --- antimicrobial agents --- polymeric nanocarriers --- mixed polymeric micelles --- drug delivery --- antibiotics --- Pluronic F127 --- antimicrobial agent --- polymeric nanomaterial --- self-assembly --- antimicrobial peptide --- silver nanoparticle --- anti-biofilm --- wound healing --- bromelain --- nisin --- bioactivity --- biomedicine --- carrier

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Based on five Special Issues in Coatings, this e-book contains a series of 15 articles demonstrating actual perspectives and new trends in advanced coatings in buildings. Innovative materials and multiperformance solutions provide a basis, contributing also to the better protection of buildings’ surfaces during the service life, and the users’ wellbeing.

History of engineering & technology --- geopolymer --- metakaolin --- titanium oxide --- physical and mechanical properties --- polystyrene --- DOPA --- polydopamine --- antifouling --- polyethylene glycol --- Pluronic --- QCM-D --- coating --- building materials --- bacterial growth --- proliferation --- biofilm --- antibacterial --- hydrophobic --- photocatalytic --- sonochemistry --- mortar --- polydimethylsiloxane --- phenylmethylsilicone oil --- viscosity --- additive amount --- leach --- particle size --- distribution characteristics --- contaminated particle --- porcelain insulator --- adhesion simulation model --- cellulose --- aerogel --- thermal insulation --- building envelope --- silica --- ceramic coating --- fly ash --- anti-fouling --- slagging --- boiler --- energy efficiency --- biofilms --- DEMM --- DEME --- PMMA --- polymer brush coating --- polysaccharide --- protein --- lipid --- nucleic acid --- Raman spectroscopy --- AgNPs --- antibacterial coatings --- polyetheretherketone films --- tollens method --- acrylic resin --- bio-filler --- cone calorimeter --- heat release rate --- intumescent coating --- steel --- green roofs --- biological coatings --- hydraulic performance --- thermal performance --- sustainable construction certification --- LEED --- BREEAM --- CASBEE --- BEAM --- ESGB --- glass waste --- copper oxide --- antibacterial surfaces --- hydrophobic products --- silicon-based compounds --- claddings --- durability --- moisture transport properties --- recycled and reused materials --- drainage --- dead load --- protective coatings --- air-purifying coatings --- anti-fouling coatings --- ultra-low biofouling coatings

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Based on five Special Issues in Coatings, this e-book contains a series of 15 articles demonstrating actual perspectives and new trends in advanced coatings in buildings. Innovative materials and multiperformance solutions provide a basis, contributing also to the better protection of buildings’ surfaces during the service life, and the users’ wellbeing.

geopolymer --- metakaolin --- titanium oxide --- physical and mechanical properties --- polystyrene --- DOPA --- polydopamine --- antifouling --- polyethylene glycol --- Pluronic --- QCM-D --- coating --- building materials --- bacterial growth --- proliferation --- biofilm --- antibacterial --- hydrophobic --- photocatalytic --- sonochemistry --- mortar --- polydimethylsiloxane --- phenylmethylsilicone oil --- viscosity --- additive amount --- leach --- particle size --- distribution characteristics --- contaminated particle --- porcelain insulator --- adhesion simulation model --- cellulose --- aerogel --- thermal insulation --- building envelope --- silica --- ceramic coating --- fly ash --- anti-fouling --- slagging --- boiler --- energy efficiency --- biofilms --- DEMM --- DEME --- PMMA --- polymer brush coating --- polysaccharide --- protein --- lipid --- nucleic acid --- Raman spectroscopy --- AgNPs --- antibacterial coatings --- polyetheretherketone films --- tollens method --- acrylic resin --- bio-filler --- cone calorimeter --- heat release rate --- intumescent coating --- steel --- green roofs --- biological coatings --- hydraulic performance --- thermal performance --- sustainable construction certification --- LEED --- BREEAM --- CASBEE --- BEAM --- ESGB --- glass waste --- copper oxide --- antibacterial surfaces --- hydrophobic products --- silicon-based compounds --- claddings --- durability --- moisture transport properties --- recycled and reused materials --- drainage --- dead load --- protective coatings --- air-purifying coatings --- anti-fouling coatings --- ultra-low biofouling coatings