Cyclodextrin‐based multistimuli‐responsive supramolecular assemblies and their biological functions

YM Zhang, YH Liu, Y Liu - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Cyclodextrins (CDs), which are a class of cyclic oligosaccharides extracted from the
enzymatic degradation of starch, are often utilized in molecular recognition and assembly …

Cyclodextrin polymers and cyclodextrin-containing polysaccharides for water remediation

TF Cova, D Murtinho, R Aguado, AACC Pais… - Polysaccharides, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chemical pollution of water has raised great concerns among citizens, lawmakers, and
nearly all manufacturing industries. As the legislation addressing liquid effluents becomes …

Hydrogel-based drug delivery nanosystems for the treatment of brain tumors

J Basso, A Miranda, S Nunes, T Cova, J Sousa… - Gels, 2018 - mdpi.com
Chemotherapy is commonly associated with limited effectiveness and unwanted side effects
in normal cells and tissues, due to the lack of specificity of therapeutic agents to cancer cells …

Turn-on supramolecular host-guest nanosystems as theranostics for cancer

HB Cheng, YM Zhang, Y Liu, J Yoon - Chem, 2019 - cell.com
Cancer is one of the world's most serious health challenges. Several problems and
challenges still exist for cancer therapies especially because anti-cancer agents that are …

Size compatibility and concentration dependent supramolecular host–guest interactions at interfaces

J Park, J Park, J Lee, C Lim, DW Lee - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
The quantification of supramolecular host–guest interactions is important for finely
modulating supramolecular systems. Previously, most host–guest interactions quantified …

Combining cellulose and cyclodextrins: Fascinating designs for materials and pharmaceutics

TF Cova, D Murtinho, AACC Pais… - Frontiers in chemistry, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Cellulose and cyclodextrins possess unique properties that can be tailored, combined, and
used in a considerable number of applications, including textiles, coatings, sensors, and …

Theoretical design of an ultrafast supramolecular rotor composed of carbon nano-rings

Y Jiang, EJ Mattioli, M Calvaresi, Z Wang - Chemical Communications, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The design of molecular rotors that can rotate at ultrahigh speeds is important for the
development of artificial molecular machines. Based on theoretical calculations, we …

Simultaneous doxorubicin encapsulation and in-situ microfluidic micellization of bio-targeted polymeric nanohybrids using dichalcogenide monolayers: A molecular in …

R Maleki, M Khedri, D Malekahmadi… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
The rate of Riboflavin (RF) consumption in cancerous cells is interestingly high and this
might imply the use of RF ligand in nanocarriers in order to target anticancer drugs into …

Complex systems that incorporate cyclodextrins to get materials for some specific applications

MA Fernández, OF Silva, RV Vico, RH de Rossi - Carbohydrate research, 2019 - Elsevier
Cyclodextrins (CDs) are a family of biodegradable cyclic hydrocarbons composed of α-(1, 4)
linked glucopyranose subunits, the more common containing 6, 7 or 8 glucose units are …

[HTML][HTML] Insights on macro-and microscopic interactions between Confidor and cyclodextrin-based nanosponges

G Utzeri, TF Cova, D Murtinho, AACC Pais… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Imidacloprid is one of the most widely used soluble neonicotinoid insecticide, which is non–
volatile and persists in the soil, with hazardous effects on birds, honeybees, and mammals. It …