Supramolecular amphiphiles based on host–guest molecular recognition motifs

G Yu, K Jie, F Huang - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Self-assembly, which makes use of molecules rather than atomic units, offers a bottom-up
approach to the construction of new materials on multiple length scales.(1-9) By precisely …

Rational design and action mechanisms of chemically innovative organoselenium in cancer therapy

Z Chen, H Lai, L Hou, T Chen - Chemical Communications, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Organo-seleno compounds (org-Se) have been widely used in antitumor, antiviral, and
antiinflammatory therapy; antioxidation and other biological fields. As such, they have made …

Selenium-containing polymers: perspectives toward diverse applications in both adaptive and biomedical materials

J Xia, T Li, C Lu, H Xu - Macromolecules, 2018 - ACS Publications
Selenium is a semimetallic element lying in group XVI of the periodic table with its chemical
properties resembling sulfur. But owing to its relatively low electronegativity and large atomic …

Selenium‐containing polymer@ metal‐organic frameworks nanocomposites as an efficient multiresponsive drug delivery system

W Zhou, L Wang, F Li, W Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The development of efficient multiresponsive drug delivery systems (DDSs) to control drug
release has been widely explored. Herein, a facile strategy is reported that enables the …

Selenium/tellurium containing polymer materials in nanobiotechnology

W Cao, L Wang, H Xu - Nano Today, 2015 - Elsevier
Selenium/tellurium containing polymers have been attracting growing interest due to their
unique properties and potential applications as bio-nanomaterials. The introduction of …

Selenium-containing nanomaterials for cancer treatment

T Li, H Xu - Cell reports physical science, 2020 - cell.com
Cancer remains a major global health problem, causing significant economic burden
worldwide. Current clinical cancer treatments are unsatisfactory in terms of both antitumor …

[HTML][HTML] Metal-based compounds containing selenium: An appealing approach towards novel therapeutic drugs with anticancer and antimicrobial effects

S Ramos-Inza, D Plano, C Sanmartín - European Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, both metal-based complexes and selenium-containing compounds have
been widely explored for their therapeutic properties due to their roles in biological …

Recent progress and advances in redox-responsive polymers as controlled delivery nanoplatforms

X Zhang, L Han, M Liu, K Wang, L Tao… - Materials Chemistry …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Stimuli-responsive polymeric nanosystems that can respond to biological stimuli such as pH,
temperature, glucose, enzymes or redox conditions have been extensively explored for …

Redox-hypersensitive organic nanoparticles for selective treatment of cancer cells

W Zhang, W Lin, Q Pei, X Hu, Z Xie… - Chemistry of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The diselenide-containing fluorescent molecules (SeBDP) and antitumor drug paclitaxel
(SePTX) were synthesized and used for constructing SeBDP nanoparticles (SeBDP NPs) …

Selenium-containing carrier-free assemblies with aggregation-induced emission property combine cancer radiotherapy with chemotherapy

T Li, S Pan, H Zhuang, S Gao, H Xu - ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2020 - ACS Publications
Developing multifunctional carrier-free nanomedicine with high efficacy attracts tremendous
attention in cancer treatment. Here, we develop selenium-containing carrier-free assemblies …