Cucurbiturils: from synthesis to high-affinity binding and catalysis

Khaleel I. Assaf and Werner M. Nau

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2015, 44, 394
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Selective growth inhibition of cancer cells with doxorubicin-loaded CB[7]-modified iron-oxide nanoparticles

F. Benyettou, H. Fahs, R. Elkharrag, R. A. Bilbeisi, B. Asma, R. Rezgui, L. Motte, M. Magzoub, J. Brandel, J.-C. Olsen, F. Piano, K. C. Gunsalus, C. Platas-Iglesias and A. Trabolsi

RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 23827
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One-pot solvothermal synthesis of biocompatible magnetic nanoparticles mediated by cucurbit[n]urils

Xi-Long Qiu, Yue Zhou, Xiao-Yu Jin, Ai-Di Qi and Ying-Wei Yang

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2015, 3, 3517
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Precise supramolecular control of surface coverage densities on polymer micro- and nanoparticles

Shuai Zhang, Zoe Domínguez, Khaleel I. Assaf, Mohamed Nilam, Thomas Thiele, Uwe Pischel, Uwe Schedler, Werner M. Nau and Andreas Hennig

Chem. Sci., 2018, 9, 8575
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Cucurbituril-based supramolecular engineered nanostructured materials

Sinem Gürbüz, Muazzam Idris and Dönüs Tuncel

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2015, 13, 330
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Magnetic triggers in biomedical applications – prospects for contact free cell sensing and guidance

Ana F. Almeida, Adriana Vinhas, Ana I. Gonçalves, Margarida S. Miranda, Márcia T. Rodrigues and Manuela E. Gomes

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2021, 9, 1259
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Cucurbit[7]uril-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles for imaging-guided cancer therapy

Ludan Yue, Chen Sun, Cheryl H. T. Kwong and Ruibing Wang

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2020, 8, 2749
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Cucurbituril/hydroxyapatite based nanoparticles for potential use in theranostic applications

Sunita Prem Victor, Willi Paul, Muthu Jayabalan and Chandra P. Sharma

CrystEngComm, 2014, 16, 6929
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Determination of Binding Constants for the Complexes Between Heavy Metal Ions and Cucurbit[n]uril

Alenzo Murray, Priscilla Baker and Emmanuel Iwuoha

ChemistrySelect, 2024, 9
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Near Infrared Light Triggered Cucurbit[7]uril-Stabilized Gold Nanostars as a Supramolecular Nanoplatform for Combination Treatment of Cancer

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Bioconjugate Chem., 2018, 29, 2855
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Redox-Responsive Viologen-Mediated Self-Assembly of CB[7]-Modified Patchy Particles

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Langmuir, 2016, 32, 7144
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Viologen‐Templated Arrays of Cucurbit[7]uril‐Modified Iron‐Oxide Nanoparticles

Farah Benyettou, Katia Nchimi‐Nono, Mustapha Jouiad, Yoann Lalatonne, Irena Milosevic, Laurence Motte, John‐Carl Olsen, Na'il Saleh and Ali Trabolsi

Chemistry A European J, 2015, 21, 4607
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Cucurbit[7]uril encapsulated dye-sensitized enhanced solar photocatalysis using positively charged sheet-like anatase TiO2 mesocrystals

Deepu Mohanan, N.B. Sumina, Reny Thankam Thomas, A.P. Mohamed, U.S. Hareesh, Alok K. Ray and Saju Pillai

Applied Surface Science, 2019, 488, 911
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Cucurbit[7]uril-modified intelligent polymer as acid thickening agent for unconventional reservoir recovery

Lu Zhou, Changjun Zou, Tong Gu, Xiaoke Li and Yunjia Shi

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2017, 149, 65
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Cucurbit[6]uril Glued Magnetic Clay Hybrid as a Catalyst for Nitrophenol Reduction

Maitrayee U. Trivedi, Chandra Kanth Patlolla, Nirendra M. Misra and Manoj Kumar Pandey

Catal Lett, 2019, 149, 2355
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Sequential Delivery of Doxorubicin and Zoledronic Acid to Breast Cancer Cells by CB[7]-Modified Iron Oxide Nanoparticles

Farah Benyettou, Marwa Alhashimi, Matthew O’Connor, Renu Pasricha, Jeremy Brandel, Hassan Traboulsi, Javed Mazher, John-Carl Olsen and Ali Trabolsi

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2017, 9, 40006
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Palladium‐Loaded Cucurbit[7]uril‐Modified Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for C−C Cross‐Coupling Reactions

Farah Benyettou, Laurence Motte, Hassan Traboulsi, Javed Mazher, Renu Pasricha, John‐Carl Olsen, Ali Trabolsi and Erwan Guenin

Chemistry A European J, 2018, 24, 2349
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Versatile Roles of Macrocycles in Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials for Biomedical Applications

Ludan Yue, Kuikun Yang, Xin-Yue Lou, Ying-Wei Yang and Ruibing Wang

Matter, 2020, 3, 1557
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Supracube engineering of Cucurbit[8]uril stabilized silver cube building blocks for organized host-guest chemistry

Sancharika Dalal and Kalyan K. Sadhu

Dyes and Pigments, 2024, 224, 112019
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Growth Mediated Disassembly of Cucurbit[8]uril Cross‐linked Static Cubic Self‐assembly of Silver Nanoparticles

Sancharika Dalal and Kalyan K. Sadhu

ChemNanoMat, 2024
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Nanoparticles Functionalized with Supramolecular Host–Guest Systems for Nanomedicine and Healthcare

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Nanomedicine (Lond.), 2015, 10, 1493
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Study of Cucurbit[7]uril nanocoating on epitaxial graphene to design a versatile sensing platform

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Applied Surface Science, 2021, 563, 150096
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Efficient Fluorescent Detection of Mercuric Ions Based on 2-Thienyl benzimidazole/Cucurbit[7]uril Complexes

Marieh B. Al-Handawi, John P. Graham, Hany A. Eldeab and Na'il Saleh

CCS, 2022, 2, 89
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Tuning protonation states of tripelennamine antihistamines by cucurbit[7]uril

Na'il Saleh, Marieh B. Al-Handawi, Muna S. Bufaroosha, Khaleel I. Assaf and Werner M. Nau

J. Phys. Org. Chem., 2016, 29, 101
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Supramolecular Controlled Cargo Release via Near Infrared Tunable Cucurbit[7]uril-Gold Nanostars

Yanwei Han, Xiran Yang, Yingzhu Liu, Qiushuang Ai, Simin Liu, Chunyan Sun and Feng Liang

Sci Rep, 2016, 6
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Folic Acid‐Navigated and β‐Cyclodextrin‐Decorated Carbon‐Encapsulated Iron Nanoparticles as the Nanotheranostic Platform for Controlled Release of 5‐Fluorouracil

Artur Kasprzak, Katarzyna Gunka, Maciej Fronczak, Michał Bystrzejewski and Magdalena Poplawska

ChemistrySelect, 2018, 3, 10821
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Controllable Synthesis and Catalytic Performance of Gold Nanoparticles with Cucurbit[n]urils (n = 5–8)

Liangfeng Zhang, Simin Liu, Yuhua Wang, Haijun Zhang and Feng Liang

Nanomaterials, 2018, 8, 1015
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Design of Organic Macrocycle‐Modified Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery

Tina Skorjanc, Farah Benyettou, John‐Carl Olsen and Ali Trabolsi

Chemistry A European J, 2017, 23, 8333
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Supramolecular hydrogelation via host-guest anion recognition: Lamellar hydrogel materials for the release of cationic cargo

Zoran Kokan, Miroslava Dušková-Smrčková and Vladimír Šindelář

Chem, 2021, 7, 2473
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Adsorption of сucurbit[6]uril and styryl dye complexes on the surface of silver nanoparticles

A. D. Svirida, D. A. Ivanov, N. Kh. Petrov, M. V. Alfimov, E. V. Stenina, V. K. Laurinavichute and L. N. Sviridova

Nanotechnol Russia, 2017, 12, 125
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Applications of Cucurbiturils in Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Debapratim Das, Khaleel I. Assaf and Werner M. Nau

Front. Chem., 2019, 7
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USPIO size control through microwave nonaqueous sol-gel method for neoangiogenesis T2MRI contrast agent

Sophie Richard, Véronique Eder, Gianvito Caputo, Clément Journé, Phalla Ou, Julie Bolley, Liliane Louedec, Erwann Guenin, Laurence Motte, Nicola Pinna and Yoann Lalatonne

Nanomedicine, 2016
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Designing Phenolphthalein-Based Adsorptive Membranes for the High-Affinity, High-Capacity Capture of Contaminants from Water

Shukun Zhong, Tao Wang, Jialing Xu, Yiwei Su, John R. Hoffman, Bo Su, Annabelle Li, Abdulrahman Atassi, Matthew J. Webber, Ruilan Guo and William A. Phillip

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2024, 16, 68262
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