oa Editorial

The first issue of Drug Delivery Letters for 2012 contains exciting articles with a focus on preclinical research in drug delivery. The effect of various formulation parameters are reported on the properties of hydrogel wound dressings Jadhav et al., and on plasmid DNA/membrane interaction during in vitro gene electrotransfer Escoffre et al., Formulation studies show the tableting properties of assam bora rice starch Ahmad et al., and preparation and evaluation of a vancomycin microemulsion for ocular drug delivery Nair et al., the multidimensional role of inulin as a symbiotic drug carrier, and synergistic adjuvant for the colonic delivery of 5-fluorouracyl are reported Sinha and Honey. Woodruff-Pak et al., report on the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease by immunotherapy. Treatment of intractable focal neocortical epilepsy is presented by Ludvig. The protection of bee venom proteins from microencapsulation-induced damage is reported by da Trindale et al., While Parejiya introduces a platform technology for the controlled oral delivery of highly water soluble drugs, and Rekha reports on the influence of ultrasound on transdermal drug delivery. These articles present strong, multidisciplinary research, and report on diverse and exciting aspects of drug delivery. I wish you all pleasant reading of these exciting results in the drug delivery filed.