Posted by Cyclodextrins (CDs) have undergone a remarkable evolution over the past three decades, transitioning from classical solubilizing agents to multifunctional platforms central to supramolecular chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences, and advanced materials engineering. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of CD research and applications covering a 20-year period, integrating bibliometric trends with advances in chemical macromolecular design, physical and mechanical properties, and application-driven innovation.
The bibliometric analysis shows the number of CD-related publications and their citations in the past 20 years. The CD polymers are classified and their properties evaluated. Finally the recent progress in applications at various fields such as pharmacy, biomedicine, food, chromatography, cosmetics, textiles, supramolecular chemistry, naotechnology, metal organic frameworks, remediation and surfactant industry is summarized.
Grégorio Crini, Dario Lacalamita, Chong Liu, Marc Fourmentin, Miriana Kfoury, Chiara Mongioví, Sophie Fourmentin, Nadia Morin-Crini (2026) Cyclodextrin-based polymer materials and their applications – A review covering a 20-year period. Progress in Polymer Science 102149.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2026.102149.