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Pillar[5]arene-based amphiphilic supramolecular brush copolymer: fabrication, controllable self-assembly and application in self-imaging targeted drug delivery.

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In vitro studies demonstrated that the loading of DOX by this supramolecular nanomaterial exhibited selective cytotoxicity towards cancer cells over normal cells, and in vivo experiments confirmed that the DOX-loaded SNPs possess excellent antitumor efficacy with negligible systemic toxicity.
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This article is published in Polymer Chemistry.The article was published on 2016-10-11 and is currently open access. It has received 112 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Targeted drug delivery & Drug delivery.

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Supramolecular chemotherapy based on host–guest molecular recognition: a novel strategy in the battle against cancer with a bright future

TL;DR: A review summarizing the progress of supramolecular chemotherapy in cancer treatment based on host-guest recognition and guidance on the design of new targeting supramolescular chemotherapy combining diagnostic and therapeutic functions is presented.
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Functional Supramolecular Polymeric Networks: The Marriage of Covalent Polymers and Macrocycle-Based Host-Guest Interactions

TL;DR: This Review summarizes advances made in the area of functional SPNs, with a focus on original literature reports appearing in the past five years, and is organized according to the key macrocycle-based host-guest interactions used to produce various SPNs.
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Supramolecular Assembly-Induced Emission Enhancement for Efficient Mercury(II) Detection and Removal

TL;DR: The newly developed supramolecular polymer system combines the inherent rigid and spacious cavity of novel extended-pillarene host with the AIE characteristics of TPE-based guest, suggesting a great potential in the treatment of heavy metal pollution and environmental sustainability.
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Aggregation‐enhanced theranostics: AIE sparkles in biomedical field

TL;DR: This review highlights the tremendous aggregation‐enhanced superiorities of AIE luminogens (AIEgens) in disease theranostics mainly involving diagnostic imaging (fluorescence and room temperature phosphorescence), therapeutic intervention (photodynamic therapy), and feasibility in construction of multi‐modality theranostic based on the experimental measurements and theoretical simulations.
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Pillararene-based self-assembled amphiphiles

TL;DR: This review provides fundamental findings on the construction of PSAs, and foresees future research directions in this rapidly developing area.
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Aggregation-induced emission of 1-methyl-1,2,3,4,5-pentaphenylsilole

TL;DR: Aggregation greatly boosts emission efficiency of the silole, turning it from a weak luminophor into a strong emitter.
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Aggregation-induced emission

TL;DR: In this critical review, recent progress in the area ofAIE research is summarized and typical examples of AIE systems are discussed, from which their structure-property relationships are derived.
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Stimuli-responsive nanocarriers for drug delivery

TL;DR: Recent advances in the design of nanoscale stimuli-responsive systems that are able to control drug biodistribution in response to specific stimuli, either exogenous (variations in temperature, magnetic field, ultrasound intensity, light or electric pulses) or endogenous (changes in pH, enzyme concentration or redox gradients).
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Strategies in the design of nanoparticles for therapeutic applications

TL;DR: This Review focuses on recent progress important for the rational design of such nanoparticles and discusses the challenges to realizing the potential of nanoparticles.
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