Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41685160›Full record

ReviewActa pharmaceutica Sinica. B2026

Machine learning empowered formulation design, optimization and characterization of nanoparticulate drug delivery systems: Current applications, challenges, and future perspectives.

Chunyan Shen, Mengyan Zhang, Meiting Lu, Errong Chang, Ziting Gao, Weikang Ban, Qiang Liu, Zhong Zuo, Cuiping Jiang

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
18citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Review
  3. Review
  4. Review
  5. Review
  6. Review
  7. Review
  8. Article
  9. Review
  10. Review
  11. Review
  12. Article
  13. Review
  14. Article
  15. Review
  16. Review
  17. Review
  18. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Chunyan ShenGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutics, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Mengyan ZhangGuangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Meiting LuGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutics, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Errong ChangGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutics, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Ziting GaoGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutics, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Weikang BanSchool of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Qiang LiuGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutics, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Zhong ZuoSchool of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Cuiping JiangGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutics, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nanoparticulate drug delivery systems (NDDS) have revolutionized modern medicine by significantly improving drug targeting, bioavailability, and therapeutic efficacy. Despite the clinical success of over 90 approved nanomedicines, the development of NDDS remains challenging due to the complexity of formulation design, optimization, and characterization processes. Artificial intelligence, particularly machine learning (ML), offers powerful data analytics and predictive capabilities that can address these challenges. This review systematically summarizes recent advances in ML applications across various NDDS formulations, including polymeric nanoparticles, lipid nanoparticles, liposomes, solid lipid nanoparticles, nanostructured lipid carriers, nanoemulsions, nanosuspensions, lipid-based hybrid NDDS, self-emulsifying drug delivery systems, niosomes, and nanocrystals. We also summarize how ML algorithms could help predict critical quality attributes of NDDS, such as particle size, shape, surface properties, drug encapsulation efficiency, drug loading efficiency, drug release behavior, and stability. Furthermore, we discuss existing challenges and prospects for the formulation development empowered by ML in NDDS. In conclusion, this review provides a comprehensive overview of the transformative potential of ML in improving the formulation development of nanomedicines, ultimately accelerating their clinical translation.

Indexed as

Artificial intelligenceFormulation design and optimizationFormulation developmentLipid nanoparticlesMachine learningNanomedicineNanoparticulate drug delivery systemPolymeric nanoparticles

Identifiers

PMID41685160
PMCPMC12891881

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.