A novel supramolecular hybrid material ZIF-8@DOX@WP6@G constructed from the host–guest complexation between carboxylated pillar[6]arene (WP6) and a galactosederivative (G), and doxorubicin (DOX)-loaded ZIF-8 has been synthesized for targeted drugdelivery. The results showed that ZIF-8@DOX@WP6@G not only maintained the pH-sensitive drug release properties of ZIF-8 but also exhibited excellent water
GSH-induced detoxification of chemical drugs. Herein, how to construct effective drug delivery systems with GSH-consumption property is still a general concern and a major challenge. In this study, the host–guest interactions between water-soluble pillar[6]arene (WP[6]) and chlorambucil-arylboronic acid (Cb-BA) were utilized to constructsupramolecularprodrug self-assemblies (SPSAs) with specific stimuli-responsive
The first water-soluble pillar[6]arene was synthesized. Its water solubility can be reversibly controlled by changing the pH. This solubility control was used in reversible transformations between nanotubes and vesicles and dispersion of multiwalled carbon nanotubes in water.