Cucurbit[7]uril-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles for imaging-guided cancer therapy

J Mater Chem B. 2020 Apr 8;8(14):2749-2753. doi: 10.1039/d0tb00306a.

Abstract

Herein we developed cucurbit[7]uril covalently modified Fe3O4 nanoparticles for facile surface modification via host-guest interactions to realize targeted drug delivery and magnetic resonance imaging of tumors in vivo.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bridged-Ring Compounds / chemistry*
  • Drug Delivery Systems
  • Humans
  • Imidazoles / chemistry*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Magnetite Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Particle Size
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Bridged-Ring Compounds
  • Imidazoles
  • Magnetite Nanoparticles
  • cucurbit(7)uril