Reposted by Connor R. Schmidt
#Cucurbiturils are synthetic macrocycles that serve as molecular containers. This #Primer from @lyleisaacs.bsky.social, @connor-r-schmidt.bsky.social, @cakakpo.bsky.social and team explores their synthesis and applications in chemical sensing, drug delivery. www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Cucurbit[n]uril-type molecular containers - Nature Reviews Methods Primers
Cucurbit[n]urils are macrocyclic host molecules that form strong complexes with hydrophobic and cationic guests in water, where n is the number of glycoluril units. Cucurbit[n]urils complexed with gue...