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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"cucurbit[n]urils"”.
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Aqueous Self-Assembly with Cucurbit[n]urils: From Solution to Emulsion
… a focus on host-guest chemistry. The macrocyclic cucurbit[n]urils (CB[n]s) in particular are highlighted with a discussion on their recent applications since their discovery. Emulsions and their controlled generation with microfluidic techniques are then reviewed, as they have been used as …
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Design, Synthesis and Characterisation of π-Extended Viologen-Based Molecular and Supramolecular Complexes with Cucurbit[n]urils
… interactions of V$^{2+}$ derivatives with cucurbit[n]uril (CB[n], for n=7 or 8) macrocycles, the dimerisation of V$^{+.}$ radical cations inside the CB[8] molecular cavity as well as redox controlled stoichiometry of V$^{2+}$ based inclusion complexes make these systems highly attractive …
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Cucurbit[n]uril-based colloidal self-assembly in hybrid polymeric systems
… of novel colloidal assemblies based on cucurbit[n]urils host-guest interactions, including hybrid ‘raspberry-like’ colloids, catalytic polymeric nanocomposites, advanced structured colloids, and supramolecular polymer colloidal hydrogel.
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Modeling of Therapeutic Drugs, Polymers, and Self-Assembling Peptides
… sulfate proteoglycans. We also investigated cucurbit[n]urils and small drugs capable of encapsulating charged viral residues and performing other inhibitory activities. B) First, we developed methods capable of designing small therapeutic peptides. These methods were used to design peptides …
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MOLECULAR RECOGNITION PROPERTIES OF MOLECULAR CONTAINERS IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
… is introduced and establishes the ability of cucurbit[n]urils (CB[n]) to bind guests with high affinity. It also establishes the uses of water-soluble supramolecular containers, including new-generation pillar[n]arene sulfate (P[n]AS) hosts, in biologically relevant systems. Chapter 2 expands …
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Functional Supramolecular Hydrogels Mediated by Host-Guest Chemistry
… the younger field of hydrogels crosslinked by cucurbit[n]urils (CB[n]) the recently established ‘complex first’ approach to prepare materials has unlocked a range of exciting possibilities which were not achievable with previous methods. The first chapter of this thesis introduces the core …
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Exploiting the ‘Complex’ Relationship between Cucurbit[7]uril, Peptides and Gold Nanoparticles for the Development of Biomaterials Suitable for Delivery
This thesis explores aspects of cucurbit[n]uril (CB[n]) chemistry that can be utilised and exploited in the formation of materials suitable for therapeutic peptide delivery and diagnostics. Biomedical applications of CB[n] span simple therapeutic complexation leading to increased solubility and …