Drug Delivery Systems

"Drug Delivery Systems" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Systems for the delivery of drugs to target sites of pharmacological actions. Technologies employed include those concerning drug preparation, route of administration, site targeting, metabolism, and toxicity.

Descriptor ID	D016503
MeSH Number(s)	E02.319.300
Concept/Terms	Drug Delivery Systems Drug Delivery Systems Delivery System, Drug Delivery Systems, Drug Drug Delivery System System, Drug Delivery Systems, Drug Delivery Drug Targeting Drug Targetings Targeting, Drug Targetings, Drug

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Drug Therapy [E02.319]
Drug Delivery Systems [E02.319.300]

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Bar chart showing 276 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 23 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	0	1	1
2001	0	2	2
2002	2	1	3
2003	2	0	2
2004	5	1	6
2005	3	0	3
2006	0	4	4
2007	4	1	5
2008	6	5	11
2009	8	6	14
2010	10	2	12
2011	11	7	18
2012	8	3	11
2013	7	5	12
2014	6	9	15
2015	15	8	23
2016	7	2	9
2017	10	9	19
2018	11	9	20
2019	15	6	21
2020	7	3	10
2021	7	2	9
2022	5	4	9
2023	0	6	6
2024	3	15	18
2025	5	6	11
2026	2	0	2

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Liu L, Wang J, Zhao R, Wang M, Gu Q, Han J, McClements DJ, Liu X, Liu F. Self-assembled micelles stabilized by covalent a-lipoic acid-carboxymethyl chitosan conjugates: Enabling stable delivery and glutathione-responsive release of coenzyme Q10. Food Res Int. 2026 Aug 31; 238:119425.

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Gandhi J, Shah V, Pandya R, Shah M, McClements DJ, Shah DO. Microemulsions versus nanoemulsions: A comparative overview of features, formulation, and pharmaceutical applications. Adv Colloid Interface Sci. 2026 Jul; 353:103881.

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Jianghao Z, Shadrack SM, Mingcheng W, Shichao M, Mengjia C, Rakariyatham K, McClements DJ, Chongjiang C, Xiao X, Biao Y. Overcoming oral delivery barriers of functional proteins: current status and advanced delivery technologies. Food Chem. 2026 Feb 28; 503:147818.

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Babayemi OH, Fotso C, Chaudhuri S, Sablatura LK, Baker C, Velasquez FC, Morton J, Sevick-Muraca E, Sirianni RW. Nanoparticle distribution in the central nervous system following intrathecal administration: A multi-modal analysis of lumbar versus cisterna magna routes. Nanomedicine. 2026 01; 71:102877.

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Knoll RM, Myoung S, Kons ZA, Reinshagen KL, Kempfle JS. Radiologic Assessment of the Round Window Anatomy in Pediatric Patients Relevant to Gene Therapy and Inner Ear Drug Delivery. Otol Neurotol. 2025 Dec 01; 46(10):1289-1294.

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Luo D, Wang N, Major-Monfried H, Ralls J, Rha S, Maitland SA, Ponnienselvan K, Yamada M, Bauer DE, Wolfe SA, Kentsis A. Modular Platform for Therapeutic Drug Delivery Using Trifunctional Bio-Orthogonal Macromolecular Conjugates. Bioconjug Chem. 2025 11 19; 36(11):2472-2486.

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Cao M, Yang F, Hu X, Wang X, McClements DJ. Inhibition of 2-EPA monoacylglycerol acyl migration during in vitro digestion using emulsion-based and internal structured delivery systems: Impact of emulsifier type. Food Chem. 2025 Dec 25; 496(Pt 3):146805.

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Aamir Hassan M, Abdelaziz M, Noor S, Nangmo Kemda P, Tan A, Park J, Rotello VM. Targeting bacterial biofilms using polymer-stabilized nanoemulsions. Expert Opin Drug Deliv. 2025 Dec; 22(12):1849-1860.

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Sun W, Weng W, Shi J, Ma B, D DeMarco K, Gui F, Jin R, Ruscetti M, Jia L, Hu W, Shi Y, Meng X. SPARC: A Multipayload ADC Architecture for Programmable Drug Combinations. Bioconjug Chem. 2025 10 15; 36(10):2158-2171.

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Liu F, Zhao B, Wang Q, Lei Z, McClements DJ, Wang S, Chen S. Potential application of quercetin as an anti-diabetic treatment: From molecular mechanism to delivery system design. Phytomedicine. 2025 Sep; 145:157036.

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