"Cyclodextrin: A Versatile Ingredient"

The book is devoted to the highly versatile and potential ingredient Cyclodextrin, a family of cyclic oligosaccharides composed of ?-(1,4)-linked glucopyranose subunits. Its molecular complexation phenomena and negligible cytotoxic effects attribute toward its application such as in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food, agriculture, textile, separation process, analytical methods, catalysis, environment protection, and diagnostics.

Efforts have also been made to concentrate on recent research outcomes along with future prospects of cyclodextrins to attract the interest of scientists from the industry and academia. The contributions of the authors are greatly acknowledged, without which this compilation would not have been possible.


Contents
1 Cyclodextrins: Past and Present
2 Aggregation of Cyclodextrins: Fundamental Issues and Applications
3 Interactions between Bio-Based Compounds and Cyclodextrins
4 Use of 2-Hydroxypropyl-Beta-Cyclodextrin for Niemann-Pick Type C Disease
5 Room at the Top as well as at the Bottom: Structure of Functional Food Inclusion Compounds
6 Cyclodextrin-Based Nanofibers and Membranes: Fabrication, Properties and Applications
7 p-Cyclodextrins as Encapsulating Agents of Essential Oils
8 Advanced Polymer-Surfactant Systems via Self-Assembling
9 Supramolecular Polymer-Surfactant System for Heavy Oil Recovery
10 Promising Use of Cyclodextrin-Based Non-Viral Vectors for Gene and Oligonucleotide Drugs
11 Encapsulation of Essential Oils by Cyclodextrins: Characterization and Evaluation
12 (3-Cyclodextrin as an lonophore for Membrane Electrode
13 Removal of an Azo Textile Dye from Wastewater by Cyclodextrin-Epichlorohydrin Polymers