Nanoscale container

Halloysite was found to be a viable and inexpensive nanoscale container for the encapsulation of biologically active molecules and drugs as was first demonstrated by Price et al. [5-8]. Its physicochemical characterization as a novel drug delivery system was also reported by Levis and Deasy et al. [9,10], who further demonstrated the controlled release of diltiazem hydrochloride and propanol hydrochloride... 

Tucci EC, Renslo AR, Rudkevich DM, Rebek J Jr. Nanoscale container structures and their host-guest properties. Angewandte Chemie, Internat. Ed. 2000 39 1076-1079. 

Precise, nanoscale-container and/or scaffolding properties with high drug or imaging-agent capacity featnres. 

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Putting these properties together, one possible mode of use of dendrimers is as nanoscale containers hosting drugs or other payload in their center—providing solubilization, improved pharmacokinetics (slow release/clearing), membrane permeability, and so on. They also allow the possibility of targeting and/or responsive behavior by surface modification. 

Nanoreactors are nanoscale containers with the ability of selective encapsulation of guest(s). The confined microenvironment within a NR can remarkably influence the process inside. There are various kinds of NRs, including biological, self-assembled, and natural or synthetic NRs, Up to now, numerous reports have been published on the synthesis and applications of NRs, It is expected that this research field will develop even more rapidly and offer solutions to many challenging topics in material science, catalysis, biomedicine, sensors, etc. It is hoped that the concepts presented in this opening chapter provide information to fundamental concepts of NRs and their potential applications. In the following chapters, various kinds of organic NRs, as well as their potential applications, will be discussed in detail,... 

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