Article Collection: Drug, gene and vaccine delivery

Bioactive Materials (Impact Factor: 23.6) is an international, peer-reviewed research publication covering all aspects of bioactive materials.

The journal welcomes the submission of research papers, reviews and rapid communications that are concerned with the science and engineering of next-generation biomaterials that come into contact with cells, tissues or organs across all living species. 

This collection features articles on “Drug, gene and vaccine delivery” published in Bioactive Materials. All articles are free to read and download.

Hydrogel forming microneedles loaded with VEGF and Ritlecitinib/ polyhydroxyalkanoates nanoparticles for mini-invasive androgenetic alopecia treatment

Ding, Yan-Wen; Li, Yang; Zhang, Zhi-Wei; Dao, Jin-Wei; Wei, Dai-Xu

Design and fabrication of customizable microneedles enabled by 3D printing for biomedical applications

Loh, Jia Min; Lim, Yun Jie Larissa; Tay, Jin Ting; Cheng, Hui Mei; Tey, Hong Liang; Liang, Kun

Targeted therapy of kidney disease with nanoparticle drug delivery materials

Shang, Shunlai; Li, Xiangmeng; Wang, Haoran; Zhou, Yena; Pang, Keying; Li, Ping; Liu, Xiaomin; Zhang, Min; Li, Wenge; Li, Qinggang; Chen, Xiangmei

Engineering LNPs with polysarcosine lipids for mRNA delivery

Kang, Diana D.; Hou, Xucheng; Wang, Leiming; Xue, Yonger; Li, Haoyuan; Zhong, Yichen; Wang, Siyu; Deng, Binbin; McComb, David W.; Dong, Yizhou

Macrophage based drug delivery: Key challenges and strategies

Guo, Qian; Qian, Zhong-Ming

DNA tetrahedral nanostructures for the biomedical application and spatial orientation of biomolecules

Wang, Weijun; Lin, Mengling; Wang, Wenqing; Shen, Zhifa; Wu, Zai-Sheng

Oral TNF-α siRNA delivery via milk-derived exosomes for effective treatment of inflammatory bowel disease

Han, Geonhee; Kim, Hyosuk; Jang, Hochung; Kim, Eun Sun; Kim, Sun Hwa; Yang, Yoosoo

Magnetic nanomaterials for hyperthermia-based therapy and controlled drug delivery

Chen, Yu; Sun, Haifu; Li, Yonggang; Han, Xixi; Yang, Yuqing; Chen, Zheng; Zhao, Xuequan; Qian, Yuchen; Liu, Xishui; Zhou, Feng; Bai, Jiaxiang; Qiao, Yusen

Convergence of nanomedicine and neutrophils for drug delivery

Yuan, Sichen; Hu, Quanyin

Systematic development of ionizable lipid nanoparticles for placental mRNA delivery using a design of experiments approach

Young, Rachel E.; Nelson, Katherine M.; Hofbauer, Samuel I.; Vijayakumar, Tara; Alameh, Mohamad-Gabriel; Weissman, Drew; Papachristou, Charalampos; Gleghorn, Jason P.; Riley, Rachel S.

Engineering mesoporous bioactive glasses for emerging stimuli-responsive drug delivery and theranostic applications

Cui, Ya; Hong, Shebin; Jiang, Weidong; Li, Xiaojing; Zhou, Xingyu; He, Xiaoya; Liu, Jiaqiang; Lin, Kaili; Mao, Lixia

Oral administration microrobots for drug delivery

Ren, An; Hu, Jiarui; Qin, Changwei; Xia, Neng; Yu, Mengfei; Xu, Xiaobin; Yang, Huayong; Han, Min; Zhang, Li; Ma, Liang

A lipid nanoparticle platform incorporating trehalose glycolipid for exceptional mRNA vaccine safety

Bae, Seo-Hyeon; Yoo, Soyeon; Lee, Jisun; Park, Hyo-Jung; Kwon, Sung Pil; Jin, Harin; Park, Sang-In; Lee, Yu-Sun; Bang, Yoo-Jin; Roh, Gahyun; Lee, Seonghyun; Youn, Sue Bean; Kim, In Woo; Oh, Ho Rim; El-Damasy, Ashraf K.; Keum, Gyochang; Kim, Hojun; Youn, Hyewon; Nam, Jae-Hwan; Bang, Eun-Kyoung

Microneedle-assisted dual delivery of PUMA gene and celastrol for synergistic therapy of rheumatoid arthritis through restoring synovial homeostasis

Hua, Peng; Liang, Ruifeng; Yang, Suleixin; Tu, Yanbei; Chen, Meiwan

Biguanide chitosan microneedles with cell-free DNA scavenging ability for psoriasis therapy

Liu, Zihao; Wang, Yu; Zhang, Yuhan; Hu, Liufu; Chen, Bozhi; Li, Yang; Guo, Xindong; Yu, Bingran; Xu, Fu-Jian

Engineering microneedles for biosensing and drug delivery

Zhao, Penghui; Zhou, Zerui; Wolter, Tyler; Womelsdorf, Jacob; Somers, Abigail; Feng, Yiming; Nuutila, Kristo; Tian, Zhenhua; Chen, Juhong; Tamayol, Ali; Sun, Wujin

Red blood cells-derived components as biomimetic functional materials: Matching versatile delivery strategies based on structure and function

Liu, Hangbing; Li, Yi; Wang, Yuli; Zhang, Liying; Liang, Xiaoqing; Gao, Chunsheng; Yang, Yang

Microneedle technology for enhanced topical treatment of skin infections

Peng, Tingting; Chen, Yangyan; Luan, Xuanyu; Hu, Wanshan; Wu, Wentao; Guo, Bing; Lu, Chao; Wu, Chuanbin; Pan, Xin

Chinese herb pollen derived micromotors as active oral drug delivery system for gastric ulcer treatment

Cai, Lijun; Zhao, Cheng; Cao, Xinyue; Lu, Minhui; Li, Ning; Luo, Yuan; Wang, Yongan; Zhao, Yuanjin

Fluorinated amphiphilic Poly(β-Amino ester) nanoparticle for highly efficient and specific delivery of nucleic acids to the Lung capillary endothelium

Deng, Zicheng; Gao, Wen; Kohram, Fatemeh; Li, Enhong; Kalin, Tanya V.; Shi, Donglu; Kalinichenko, Vladimir V.