• Selective growth inhibition of cancer cells with doxorubicin-loaded CB[7]-modified iron-oxide nanoparticles 

      Benyettou, Farah; Fahs, H.; Elkharrag, R.; Bilbeisi, Rana A.; Asmaa, Bouakaz; Rezgui, Rachid; Motte, Laurence; Magzoub, Mazin; Brandel, J.; Olsen, John-Carl; Piano, F.; Gunsalus, K. C.; Platas-Iglesias, Carlos; Trabolsi, Ali (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2017-05-03)
      [Abstract] Cucurbit[7]uril-modified iron-oxide nanoparticles (CB[7]NPs) were loaded with doxorubicin hydrochloride (Dox) and tested as a drug delivery system. Dox was found to interact with the carbonyl-rich rims of the ...
    • Viologen–cucurbituril host/guest chemistry – redox control of dimerization versus inclusion 

      Dalvand, Parastoo; Nchimi Nono, Katia; Shetty, Dinesh; Benyettou, Farah; Asfari, Zouhair; Platas-Iglesias, Carlos; Olson, Mark Anthony; Trabolsi, Ali; Elhabiri, Mourad (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021-09-02)
      [Abstract] Two calix[4]arene systems, C234+ and C244+ – where 2 corresponds to the number of viologen units and 3–4 corresponds to the number of carbon atoms connecting the viologen units to the macrocyclic core – have ...