Cucurbit [8] uril-based giant supramolecular vesicles: highly stable, versatile carriers for photoresponsive and targeted drug delivery

C Hu, N Ma, F Li, Y Fang, Y Liu, L Zhao… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Highly stable giant supramolecular vesicles were constructed by hierarchical self-assembly
of cucurbit [8] uril (CB [8])-based supra-amphiphiles for photoresponsive and targeted …

Facile preparation of cucurbit [6] uril-based polymer nanocapsules for targeted photodynamic therapy

C Sun, H Zhang, L Yue, S Li, Q Cheng… - ACS applied materials …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Covalently self-assembled polymer nanocapsules (NCs) based on cucurbit [6] uril have
been previously prepared and their applications in payload delivery and bioimaging have …

Mono‐allyloxylated cucurbit [7] uril acts as an unconventional amphiphile to form light‐responsive vesicles

KM Park, K Baek, YH Ko, A Shrinidhi… - Angewandte …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Serendipitously, mono‐allyloxylated cucurbit [7] uril (AO1CB [7]) was discovered to
act as an unconventional amphiphile which self‐assembles into light‐responsive vesicles …

Transformative Supramolecular Vesicles Based on Acid‐Degradable Acyclic Cucurbit[n]uril and a Prodrug for Promoted Tumoral‐Cell Uptake

W Mao, D Mao, F Yang, D Ma - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Smart supramolecular vesicles constructed by host–guest interactions between “acid‐
degradable” acyclic cucurbit [n] uril (CB [n]) and a doxorubicin prodrug are reported.“Acid …

Stimuli-Responsive Cucurbit[n]uril-Based Supramolecular Nanocarriers for Delivery of Chemotherapeutics

OAA Alabrahim, SA Fahmy… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Chemotherapeutics commonly exhibit low bioavailability and systemic adverse effects.
Supramolecular nanovesicles, such as pillar [n] arenes, calix [n] arenes, cucurbit [n] urils …

Reduction‐sensitive, robust vesicles with a non‐covalently modifiable surface as a multifunctional drug‐delivery platform

KM Park, DW Lee, B Sarkar, H Jung, J Kim, YH Ko… - Small, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The design and synthesis of a novel reduction‐sensitive, robust, and biocompatible vesicle
(SSCB [6] VC) are reported, which is self‐assembled from an amphiphilic cucurbit [6] uril …

A cucurbituril/polysaccharide/carbazole ternary supramolecular assembly for targeted cell imaging

X Wu, Y Chen, Q Yu, FQ Li, Y Liu - Chemical Communications, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
A carbazole derivative (G) was synthesized as a photosensitizer to complex with cucurbit [8]
uril, resulting in a nanocube with emission at 662 nm for lysosome cell imaging …

Cucurbit[n]uril-Based Microcapsules Self-Assembled within Microfluidic Droplets: A Versatile Approach for Supramolecular Architectures and Materials

J Liu, Y Lan, Z Yu, CSY Tan, RM Parker… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Microencapsulation is a fundamental concept behind a wide range of daily
applications ranging from paints, adhesives, and pesticides to targeted drug delivery …

Cucurbituril complexes cross the cell membrane

P Montes-Navajas, M González-Béjar… - Photochemical & …, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
Cucurbiturils (CBs) of the appropriate size (CB [7] and CB [8]) form strong guest–host
complexes in phosphate buffer solution (PBS) with acridine orange (AO) and pyronine Y …

Supramolecular nano drug delivery systems mediated via host-guest chemistry of cucurbit [n] uril (n= 6 and 7)

S Li, Y Gao, Y Ding, A Xu, H Tan - Chinese Chemical Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
As a novel family of macrocyclic molecules, cucurbit [n] urils (CB [n] s) have emerged as
promising building blocks of supramolecular nano drug delivery systems (SNDDS) in recent …