Supramolecular chemotherapy based on host–guest molecular recognition: a novel strategy in the battle against cancer with a bright future

J Zhou, G Yu, F Huang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Chemotherapy is currently one of the most effective ways to treat cancer. However,
traditional chemotherapy faces several obstacles to clinical trials, such as poor …

[HTML][HTML] Biomedical applications of supramolecular systems based on host–guest interactions

X Ma, Y Zhao - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
The development of supramolecular chemistry dates back to 1987 when Lehn, Cram, and
Pedersen won the Nobel Prize on account of their leading discoveries in the host–guest …

Nanocomposite hydrogels: 3D polymer–nanoparticle synergies for on-demand drug delivery

S Merino, C Martín, K Kostarelos, M Prato, E Vázquez - ACS nano, 2015 - ACS Publications
Considerable progress in the synthesis and technology of hydrogels makes these materials
attractive structures for designing controlled-release drug delivery systems. In particular, this …

Basic concepts and recent advances in nanogels as carriers for medical applications

I Neamtu, AG Rusu, A Diaconu, LE Nita, AP Chiriac - Drug delivery, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Nanogels in biomedical field are promising and innovative materials as dispersions of
hydrogel nanoparticles based on crosslinked polymeric networks that have been called as …

Biodegradable polymer nanogels for drug/nucleic acid delivery

Y Li, D Maciel, J Rodrigues, X Shi, H Tomás - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Despite the extensive research on therapeutic delivery, many problems still exist on how to
develop a proper platform (a carrier) that can deliver drugs/nucleic acids to specific sites of …

Cyclodextrins, from molecules to applications

G Crini, S Fourmentin, É Fenyvesi, G Torri… - Environmental chemistry …, 2018 - Springer
Cyclodextrins are among the most remarkable macrocyclic molecules with significant
theoretical and practical impacts in chemistry and biology. Cyclodextrins belong to the family …

The ascension of nanosponges as a drug delivery carrier: preparation, characterization, and applications

K Tiwari, S Bhattacharya - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in …, 2022 - Springer
Nanosponges are nanosized drug carriers with a three-dimensional structure created by
crosslinking polymers. They have the advantage of being able to hold a wide range of drugs …

Deep eutectic solvents: Cutting-edge applications in cross-coupling reactions

SE Hooshmand, R Afshari, DJ Ramón, RS Varma - Green Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Deep eutectic solvents (DESs), surmised as “the organic reaction medium of the century”,
have reverberated a new symphony throughout the present green millennium. A brief …

Smart polymeric hydrogels for cartilage tissue engineering: a review on the chemistry and biological functions

N Eslahi, M Abdorahim, A Simchi - Biomacromolecules, 2016 - ACS Publications
Stimuli responsive hydrogels (SRHs) are attractive bioscaffolds for tissue engineering. The
structural similarity of SRHs to the extracellular matrix (ECM) of many tissues offers great …

Polysaccharide based nanogels in the drug delivery system: Application as the carrier of pharmaceutical agents

TA Debele, SL Mekuria, HC Tsai - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2016 - Elsevier
Polysaccharide-based nanoparticles have fascinated attention as a vesicle of different
pharmaceutical agents due to their unique multi-functional groups in addition to their …