Cyclodextrins: Properties and Applications, 3rd Edition
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Macromolecules".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 18
Special Issue Editors
Interests: electrochemical thermodynamics; electrolyte solutions; thermodynamic and transport properties; pharmacological chemistry; cyclodextrins
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Interests: water and aqueous solutions; chemical thermodynamics; physicochemical behavior of systems that are of biological interest; physicochemical; surface and transport properties of aqueous solutions
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Dear Colleagues,
Cyclodextrins (CDs) continue to attract extensive research attention, primarily in relation to their properties as complexing agents and as carriers of different substances, attributes that render them excellent candidates for use in both fundamental and technological applications. For example, the use of these substances as participants in controlled release systems or as promoters of the improved solubility of certain poorly soluble substances is of great interest.
Despite their theoretical and applied importance, little is known about the potentialities of these molecules, necessitating a greater knowledge and understanding of the structure and properties of these macrocycles. In this sense, modifying the structure of the standard CDs in order to obtain new iterations with greater complexing capacity towards different substances, either as a consequence of their inclusion within the cavity of the CD or their bonding to the external portion of the CD, is a promising line of study.
In this Special Issue, research papers or comprehensive reviews related to advances in the knowledge of structure, properties and applications of cyclodextrins (CDs) are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Miguel A. Esteso
Prof. Dr. Carmen M. Romero
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cyclodextrins
- controlled release systems
- structure modification
- thermodynamic properties
- transport properties
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