International Journal of Drug Delivery Technology
Volume 16, Issue 4s

Advanced Drug Delivery Systems: Technological Innovations And Pharmaceutical Applications In Nursing, Surgical, And Paramedical Practice

Dr. S. Sowmya1*, Aamena Zaidi2, Dr. Arka Mondal3, Dr. Neha Shukla4, Rashmi Rekha Borah5, Ajitha Thankarajan Rajennal6

1*Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Sciences and Technology, Ramapuram Campus, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

(Corresponding Author)
2Assistant Professor, School of Health Sciences, Specialization: Nutrition, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 208024
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-9816-4913
3Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, SGT University, Gurgaon, Haryana, 122505, India

ORCID ID: 0009-0002-5745-3599
4Assistant Professor, School of Health Sciences, Specialization: Orthopaedic, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 208024
ORCID ID: 0009-0004-1140-5916
5Associate Professor, Child Health Nursing, Royal School of Nursing, The Assam Royal Global University, Guwahati, Assam
6Medical and Surgical Nursing Department, College of Nursing, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

ORCID ID: 0009-0002-4928-3294

ABSTRACT

The innovative technologies in drug delivery systems have become a determining factor in contemporary pharmaceutics, providing innovative methods of overcoming the disadvantages of traditional dosage forms associated with bioavailability, dosage frequency, and location. Recent advances in material science, nanotechnology, and formulation engineering have made it possible to develop delivery systems that have the ability to deliver drugs in a controlled, prolonged, and targeted release, thus enhancing therapeutic effectiveness and safety. The review gives a clear picture of technological advances in advanced drug delivery systems in a clear approach to pharmaceutical design, performance assessment, and even transnationality. The paper logically presents the classification of advanced delivery systems, including nanotechnology systems, non-nanocarrier strategies, and intelligent stimulus-responsive systems. Basic principles of controlled drug delivery, such as diffusion, degradation, swelling and externally stimulated reactions, are reviewed critically. It is focused on drug targeting approaches, formulation, manufacturing concerns, and parameters of physicochemical characterization that determine reproducibility, scalability, and regulatory acceptability. In vitro release testing, kinetic modelling, stability testing, and quality issues are identified as the key techniques that predict in vivo performance and are used to achieve clinical reliability. The review also puts these pharmaceutical technologies into the context of nursing, surgical, and paramedical practice settings, and presents these areas as settings of application of advanced delivery systems as opposed to the providers of clinical guidelines. Lastly, the existing technological issues and future trends that determine the future of drug delivery research are addressed.

KEYWORDS: Advanced Drug Delivery Systems, Controlled Drug Release, Nanotechnology-Based Delivery, Targeted Drug Delivery, Pharmaceutical Formulation

How to cite this article: Sowmya S, Zaidi A, Mondal A, Shukla N, Borah RR, Rajennal AT, Advanced Drug Delivery Systems: Technological Innovations And Pharmaceutical Applications In Nursing, Surgical, And Paramedical Practice. Int J Drug Deliv Technol. 2026;16(4s): 897-901; DOI: 10.25258/ijddt.16.4s.104

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Conflict of interest: None