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biomacromolecule targeting. Chem Commun 51(75):14140–14159
74. Mo J, Wang L, Huang X, Lu B, Zou C, Wei L, Chu J, Eggers PK, Chen S, Raston CL, Wu J,
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carboplatin against ovarian cancer by inactivating the JMJD3-HER2 axis. Nanoscale
9(35):13142–13152
75. Granata G, Paterniti I, Geraci C, Cunsolo F, Esposito E, Cordaro M, Blanco AR, Cuzzocrea S,
Consoli GML (2017) Potential eye drop based on a calix[4]arene nanoassembly for curcumin
delivery: enhanced drug solubility, stability, and anti-inflammatory effect. Mol Pharm
14(5):1610–1622
76. Kang Y, Liu K, Zhang X (2014) Supra-amphiphiles: a new bridge between colloidal science and
supramolecular chemistry. Langmuir 30(21):5989–6001
77. Guo D-S, Wang K, Wang Y-X, Liu Y (2012) Cholinesterase-responsive supramolecular vesicle.
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228
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(2013) Arginine clustering on calix[4]arene macrocycles for improved cell penetration and
DNA delivery. Nat Commun 4:1721
59. Rodik RV (2012) Application of calixarenes for DNA transfection in cells. Ukr Biokhim Zh
84(5):5–15
60. Rodik RV, Klymchenko AS, Jain N, Miroshnichenko SI, Richert L, Kalchenko VI, Mely Y
(2011) Virus-sized DNA nanoparticles for gene delivery based on micelles of cationic
calixarenes. Chem Eur J 17(20):5526–5538
61. Rodik RV, Klymchenko AS, Mely Y, Kalchenko VI (2014) Calixarenes and related macrocycles
as gene delivery vehicles. J Incl Phenom Macrocycl Chem 80(3–4):189–200
62. Zhou Y, Li H, Yang Y-W (2015) Controlled drug delivery systems based on calixarenes. Chin
Chem Lett 26(7):825–828
63. Vieira Varejao EV, de Fatima A, Fernandes SA (2013) Calix[n]arenes as goldmines for the
development of chemical entities of pharmaceutical interest. Curr Pharm Des
19(36):6507–6521
64. Ukhatskaya EV, Kurkov SV, Matthews SE, Loftsson T (2013) Encapsulation of drug molecules
into calix[n]arene nanobaskets. Role of Aminocalix[n]arenes in biopharmaceutical field.
J Pharm Sci 102(10):3485–3512
65. Mokhtari B, Pourabdollah K (2011) Applications of calixarene nano-baskets in pharmacology.
J Incl Phenom Macrocycl Chem 73(1–4):1–15
66. Rodell CB, Mealy JE, Burdick JA (2015) Supramolecular guest-host interactions for the
preparation of biomedical materials. Bioconjug Chem 26(12):2279–2289
67. Bayrakcı M, Ertul Ş, Yılmaz M (2012) Solubilizing effect of the p-phosphonate calix[n]arenes
towards poorly soluble drug molecules such as nifedipine, niclosamide and furosemide. J Incl
Phenom Macrocycl Chem 74(1–4):415–423
68. Menon SK, Mistry BR, Joshi KV, Modi NR, Shashtri D (2011) Evaluation and solubility
improvement of Carvedilol: PSC[n]arene inclusion complexes with acute oral toxicity studies.
J Incl Phenom Macrocycl Chem 73(1–4):295–303
69. Menon SK, Modi NR, Mistry B, Joshi K (2011) Improvement of some pharmaceutical
properties of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) by para sulphonatocalix[4]resorcinarene inclusion
complex. J Incl Phenom Macrocycl Chem 70(1–2):121–128
70. Wang G-S, Zhang H-Y, Ding F, Liu Y (2011) Preparation and characterization of inclusion
complexes of topotecan with sulfonatocalixarene. J Incl Phenom Macrocycl Chem
69(1–2):85–89
71. Ostos FJ, Lebron JA, Moya ML, Lopez-Lopez M, Sanchez A, Clavero A, Garcia-Calderon CB,
Rosado IV, Lopez-Cornejo P (2017) P-sulfocalix[6]arene as nanocarrier for controlled delivery
of doxorubicin. Chem Asian J 12(6):679–689
72. Jie K, Zhou Y, Yao Y, Huang F (2015) Macrocyclic amphiphiles. Chem Soc Rev
44(11):3568–3587
73. Giuliani M, Morbioli I, Sansone F, Casnati A (2015) Moulding calixarenes for
biomacromolecule targeting. Chem Commun 51(75):14140–14159
74. Mo J, Wang L, Huang X, Lu B, Zou C, Wei L, Chu J, Eggers PK, Chen S, Raston CL, Wu J,
Lim LY, Zhao W (2017) Multifunctional nanoparticles for co-delivery of paclitaxel and
carboplatin against ovarian cancer by inactivating the JMJD3-HER2 axis. Nanoscale
9(35):13142–13152
75. Granata G, Paterniti I, Geraci C, Cunsolo F, Esposito E, Cordaro M, Blanco AR, Cuzzocrea S,
Consoli GML (2017) Potential eye drop based on a calix[4]arene nanoassembly for curcumin
delivery: enhanced drug solubility, stability, and anti-inflammatory effect. Mol Pharm
14(5):1610–1622
76. Kang Y, Liu K, Zhang X (2014) Supra-amphiphiles: a new bridge between colloidal science and
supramolecular chemistry. Langmuir 30(21):5989–6001
77. Guo D-S, Wang K, Wang Y-X, Liu Y (2012) Cholinesterase-responsive supramolecular vesicle.
J Am Chem Soc 134(24):10244–10250
228
J. Gao and D.-S. Guo