Applications of electrospinning/electrospraying in drug delivery

During recent years, nanoscaled materials have
gained much attention because of their applications
in the field of pharmaceutical and biomedical
sciences. Electrospinning/electrospraying, as
simple, effective and single-step methods, are
used in the preparation of nanostructured
materials (nanofibers and nanobeads). They offer
an opportunity for direct encapsulation of the
different types of drug molecules. The generated
nanomaterials possess high surface area with
porous characteristics, and the liberation of the
loaded drugs follows a controlled-release pattern.
Because of their wide applications in medical/
pharmaceutical researches, the aim of this editorial
is to highlight the importance of electrospinning/
electrospraying technologies in drug delivery