Since their discovery in 2008 by N. Ogoshi and co-authors, pillararenes (PAs) have become popular hosts for molecular recognition and supramolecular chemistry, as well as other practical applications. The most useful property of these fascinating macrocycles is their ability to accommodate reversibly guest molecules of various kinds, including drugs or drug-like molecules, in their highly ordered rigid cavity. The last two features of pillararenes are widely used in various pillararene-based molecular devices and machines, stimuli-responsive supramolecular/host-guest systems, porous/nonporous materials, organic-inorganic hybrid systems, catalysis, and, finally, drug delivery systems. In this review, the most representative and important results on using pillararenes for drug delivery systems for the last decade are presented.
Original languageEnglish
Article number5167
JournalInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume24
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Spectroscopy
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Catalysis

    WoS ResearchAreas Categories

  • Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
  • Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

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