Prof. Kohzo Ito at ICS 20
Kohzo Ito, professor at Tokyo University and director of Advanced Softmaterials Inc. gave a plenary lecture on the 20th International
Category: Other industrial use
Microfibrous cyclodextrin boosts flame retardancy of poly(lactic acid) II – phosphorous silane treatment further enhances the effectivity
Recently, the flame retardant effectiveness of a 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (CD) type bio-based carbonising agent has been evinced to noticeably increase when
Stretchable slide-ring supramolecular hydrogel for flexible electronic devices
Researchers at Nankai University developed flexible hydrogel to be used in electronic devices for human-computer interactions [1]. Slide-ring materials with
Novel thermocell based on cyclodextrin host–guest interactions.
The use of thermoelectric materials was discovered by Thomas Johann Seebeck (as early as in 1821) for waste-heat recovery, refrigeration
Ratiometric Thermometers Based on Rhodamine B and Fluorescein Dye-Incorporated (Nano) Cyclodextrin Metal–Organic Frameworks
Macro- and nanosized core, as well as core–shell, γ-cyclodextrin metal–organic frameworks (γ-CD-MOFs) have been designed and used as platforms for
Cyclodextrins in Anti-Biofouling Applications
In this chapter [1], most of the reports on CD-based polymer coatings including BCD-polymer coating on polypropylene surface, BCD-linked polyvinylidene
The Role of β-Cyclodextrin in the Textile Industry
In this review, the roles of β-CD and its derivatives in the textile industry are summarized. First, some general physicochemical
“NON-PHARMA USES OF CYCLODEXTRINS: Food; Nutraceuticals, Environmental and Other Industries, Agriculture” (webinar)
A webinar, the 3rd in this series, organized by CycloLab will be held on Dec. 6, 2021. Participation at the
Cyclodextrins as multitask agents for metal nano-heterogeneous catalysis: a review
Research in green chemistry has recently focussed on designing reactions in water as a safe solvent, calling for catalysts that
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021 was awarded jointly to Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan “for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis”
Independently of each other, Benjamin List and David MacMillan had discovered an entirely new concept for catalysis. MacMillan has coined