α-cyclodextrin-based polyrotaxanes for tissue engineering
Photo-crosslinkable polyrotaxanes (PRXs) via riboflavins (RBFs) were designed for anchoring to biological tissues. In particular, PRXs with amino groups, in
Tag: polyrotaxane
An antibody–supermolecule conjugate for cancer chemotherapy
In this study, antibody–supermolecule conjugates, consisting of a tumor-specific antibody and acid-labile polyrotaxane containing methylated b-cyclodextrin (Me-PRX), were designed to
Novel polyrotaxane for Niemann Pick disease type C treatment
The team of Gerhard Wenz (Saarland University, Germany) has published a novel polyrotaxane: hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin(HPBCD):poly(decamethylenephosphate) which has several advantages over HPBCD
Gordon Research Conference: Artificial Molecular Switches and Motors
The conference on Molecular Machines in Solution, Soft Matter and Solid State Materials will be held on June 9–14, 2019
Future automobiles made from supramolecular polymers are reality?
Professor Ito Kohzo and his team at the University of Tokyo, developed novel, so–called sliding gel polymers that comprises a
New book: Host-Guest Polymer Complexes
A new open-access book on host-guest polymer complexes edited by A E. Tonelli, G. Narayanan and A. Gurarslan was published
Different cyclodextrins to treat NPC
If you are following advances in the re-discovery of cyclodextrins as APIs, there is quite a race among the candidates
Cyclodextrins as theranostics
The application of cyclodextrins as excipients is wellspread, common knowledge worldwide. Their application as APIs is getting huge publicity, developments
Intelligent CD-based materials
Cyclodextrin based intelligent materials have been known for quite a few years. These substances possess unique characterististics that can be