A forum for researchers, students and applicants in the field of cyclodextrin technology
2-Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPBCD) is one of the most important cyclodextrin derivatives, finding extensive applications in the pharmaceutical sector. Beyond its role
The polymerization of cyclodextrin (CD) with epichlorohydrin (ECH) dramatically increases the binding constant of CD to vanillin, from 55 to
Mitragynine (MTR), the main indole alkaloid of the well-known plant kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is a partial agonist on the opioid
The β-cyclodextrin derivatization with short oligoester chains, through convenient synthesis methods, leads to highly water-soluble and biodegradable compounds. Cyclodextrins have
In a recently published study intermolecular interactions of remdesivir and various cyclodextrin derivatives were characterized by extensive NMR spectroscopy. The
Recently developed, nanoscale metal-organic frameworks (nanoMOFs) functionalized with versatile coatings are drawing special attention in the nanomedicine field. Core–shell MIL-100(Al)
Chapter 3 in the recently published book on the history of cyclodextrin is on Professor Benito Casu (1927-2016), who was
An in press paper on detailed ITC and NMR study of chlorpromazin complexation with various cyclodextrins reports on an unexpected
Due to the high flexibility of the glucose units CDs can be described by many conformers. Recent advances in high-performance
