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 259 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 22 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	1	1
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	8	19
2012	8	3	11
2013	6	5	11
2014	6	9	15
2015	15	7	22
2016	8	2	10
2017	9	8	17
2018	11	9	20
2019	13	6	19
2020	7	3	10
2021	6	2	8
2022	5	4	9
2023	0	6	6
2024	3	14	17
2025	1	0	1

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Jaecklein E, Papavinasasundaram K, Ostroff GR, Sassetti C, Soto ER. Targeted delivery of antitubercular drugs using glucan lipid particles. Microbiol Spectr. 2025 Mar 04; 13(3):e0274424.

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Hu Q, Tang X, Long R, Pan X, Shi S, Liu J, Pan Y, Li L, Gong L, Liao W, Zheng P, Luo X, Wang Q, Luo M, Fu C, Li R, Xiao H. Self-assembled nano delivery system of fenugreek polysaccharides: Effects on curcumin bioavailability and molecular mechanisms. Int J Biol Macromol. 2025 Jan; 286:138294.

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Hamrick SK, Thompson MA, Rotello VM, Prakash YS, Pabelick CM. Nanoparticles to target asthma. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2024 Dec 01; 327(6):L964-L971.

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Gu F, Wen Y, Hu X, Liao H, He C, McClements DJ, Pan W, Niu F. Novel Porous Starch Granules Fabricated Using Controlled Lipase-Amylase Treatments: Application as Delivery Systems and Resistant Starches. J Agric Food Chem. 2024 Nov 06; 72(44):24762-24775.

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Liu L, McClements DJ, Liu X, Liu F. Overcoming Biopotency Barriers: Advanced Oral Delivery Strategies for Enhancing the Efficacy of Bioactive Food Ingredients. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2024 Nov; 11(44):e2401172.

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Li Y, Liu J, McClements DJ, Zhang X, Zhang T, Du Z. Recent Advances in Hollow Nanostructures: Synthesis Methods, Structural Characteristics, and Applications in Food and Biomedicine. J Agric Food Chem. 2024 Sep 18; 72(37):20241-20260.

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Kane GI, Brassil ML, Diaz-Infante MB, Atukorale PU. Nanocarrier design for pathogen-inspired innate immune agonist delivery. Trends Immunol. 2024 Sep; 45(9):678-692.

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Yao X, Zhu Y, Chen H, Xiao H, Wang Y, Zhen H, Tan C. Shellac-based delivery systems for food bioactive compounds. Int J Biol Macromol. 2024 Jun; 271(Pt 2):132623.

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Mohammadi MA, Alizadeh AM, Mousavi M, Hashempour-Baltork F, Kooki S, Shadan MR, Hosseini SM, McClements DJ. Advances and applications of crosslinked electrospun biomacromolecular nanofibers. Int J Biol Macromol. 2024 Jun; 271(Pt 2):132743.

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Xu W, He K, Lin Z, McClements DJ, Jin Z, Chen L. Progress in using cross-linking technologies to increase the thermal stability of colloidal delivery systems. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2025; 65(14):2654-2668.

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