Modern drug discovery methods led to evolving new agents with significant therapeutic
potential. However, their properties, such as solubility and administration-related …

The beginning of the 21st century saw numerous protein and peptide therapeuticals both on
the market and entering the final stages of clinical studies. They represent a new category of …

Due to the increasing problem of drug resistance, new and improved medicines are
required. Natural products and biotherapeutics offer a vast resource for new drugs; however …

The global pharmaceutical market has recently shifted its focus from small molecule drugs to
peptide, protein, and nucleic acid drugs, which now comprise a majority of the top-selling …

Highlights▶ Advanced drug delivery systems (DDS) may strongly benefit from
biomimetics.▶ Natural materials are excellent models for the design and preparation of …

Advances in molecular pharmacology and an improved understanding of the mechanism of
most diseases have created the need to specifically target the cells involved in the initiation …

Drug delivery is becoming a whole interdisciplinary and independent field of research and is
gaining the attention of pharmaceutical makers, medical doctors and industry. A targeted …

Biological macromolecule-based therapeutics irrupted in the pharmaceutical scene
generating a great hope due to their outstanding specificity and potency. However, given …

As unique biopolymers, proteins can be employed for therapeutic delivery. They bear
important features such as bioavailability, biocompatibility, and biodegradability with low …

Introduction: Proteins are effective biotherapeutics with applications in diverse ailments.
Despite being specific and potent, their full clinical potential has not yet been realized. This …