Review on cyclodextrin-based functional systems for biomedical applications

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In this review Xu et al. (2021) highlight the characteristics and advantages of CDs as a starting point to design different functional materials and summarize the recent advances in the use of thesematerials for bioseparation, enzymatic catalysis, biochemical sensing, biomedical diagnosis and therapy.

The following topics are covered:

CHIRAL RECOGNITION FOR BIOSEPARATION
Drug Enantioseparation
Amino Acid Enantioseparation
Psychoactive Substance Enantioseparation

DELIVERY VECTORS FOR BIOMEDICAL THERAPY
Antimicrobial Drug Delivery
Antioxidant Drug Delivery
Antiinflammatory Drug Delivery
Anticancer Drug Delivery

MOLECULAR PROBES FOR BIOMEDICAL DIAGNOSIS

Probes for Magnetic Resonance Molecular Imaging
Probes for Ultrasound-Based Molecular Imaging
Probes for Radiation-Based Molecular Imaging
Probes for Luminescence-Based Molecular Imaging

SUPRAMOLECULAR SCAFFOLD FOR ENZYMATIC CATALYSIS
Artificial Enzyme
Nanoenzymes
Enzyme Switches

MOLECULAR RECEPTORS FOR BIOCHEMICAL SENSING
Electrochemical Sensors
Optical Chemical Sensors


Xu W, Li X, Wang L, Li S, Chu S, Wang J, Li Y, Hou J, Luo Q and Liu J (2021) Design of Cyclodextrin-Based Functional Systems for Biomedical Applications. Front. Chem. 9:635507.
doi: 10.3389/fchem.2021.635507

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