The complex [([9]aneS 3 )Ru II (dipa)Cl]Cl (1, where dipa = 2,2 0 -dipyridylamine) was included into native b-cyclodextrin (b-CD) and permethylated b-CD (TRIMEB) by co-dissolution followed by solvent removal. Two adducts were obtained with a 1:1 host:guest stoichiometry. Solid-state studies of the guest comprised collecting the single-crystal structure of its 3.5 hydrate form and also powder diffraction on the remaining bulk material, showing it is isotypical with the harvested crystal for X-ray analysis. Solid-state studies of the cyclodextrin adducts were carried out by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), 13 C{ 1 H} CP/MAS NMR and FTIR spectroscopies. Biological studies on 1 and its adducts comprised the evaluation of the shift caused by 1 on the melting temperature of DNA (DT m ), as well as the evaluation of cytotoxicity by the MTT assay on the osteosarcoma MG-63 cell line. 1414MG-63 cell line. m, 1356MG-63 cell line. m, 1337MG-63 cell line. m, 1299MG-63 cell line. m, 1273MG-63 cell line. w, 1261MG-63 cell line. w, 1240MG-63 cell line. m, 1159 s, 1123 m, 1080 s, 1027 vs, 1000 s, 947 m, 935 m, 910 w, 848 m, 827 w, 775 m, 763 m, 709 m, 609 m, 576 m, 532 m, 440 w, 420 w, 402 w, 369 vw, 355 vw, 335 vw, 329 vw, 324 vw, 303 w, 289 w.