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A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 October 2023 | Viewed by 2781
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cyclodextrin modification and functionalization; cyclodextrin nanosponges preparation and applications; drug delivery systems; biopolymers; membrane technology
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Interests: cyclodextring chemistry; structure and dynamics of cyclodextrins' inclusion complexes via NMR spectroscopy; cyclodextrin nanosponges and their applications; transport properties of solutes encapsulated in cyclodextrin polymers and related hydrogels; cyclodextrins' properties in ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents
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Interests: developing engineered polymeric nanoplatforms to target solid tumors; overcoming lung barriers after pulmonary administration and promoting wound healing; development of technological solutions to deliver drug combinations; RNA and light-activated therapeutics
Interests: food biotechnology; molecular encapsulation; cyclodextrin; cyclodextrin-based materials; chemical synthesis; bioactive compounds; drug delivery; enzymology; molecular docking
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
From the 4th to 7th September 2022 in Ascea (Italy), “The V International Summer School on Cyclodextrins, advances in cyclodextrin chemistry and applications” will be held, where graduate students, Ph.D. students, post-doc students, young and senior researchers interested in all the aspects of cyclodextrin chemistry and applications will share their knowledge and learn about this topic. Cyclic oligosaccharides, discovered by Antoine Villiers in 1891, have had great scientific repercussions; although, in the beginning, the main function of this ring was to encapsulate in its interior compounds that, due to size or interaction, were stabilized in its hydrophobic cavity. However, different researchers have been modifying them to overcome this limitation and reach different applications. This is why they have found a great reception in the current scientific field, with innumerable applications in fields as disparate as pharmacology, food, energy or nuclear science, with more than 21,500 publications in the last 10 years (ISI web of science). This Special Issue is about the current state-of-the-art of systems of cyclodextrin chemistry and application in different fields, providing useful dissemination of the latest information. The Special Issue covers several aspects, from synthesis and characterization to application.
Prof. Dr. Francesco Trotta
Prof. Dr. Andrea Mele
Prof. Dr. Fabiana Quaglia
Dr. Adrián Matencio
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- application of natural cyclodextrin
- synthesis of modified cyclodextrins
- cyclodextrin-based polymers
- cyclodextrin-based materials
- cyclodextrins in drug delivery systems
- cyclodextrins for environmental applications
- cyclodextrins for food and packaging
- cyclodextrins against viruses and microorganisms
- cyclodextrins in innovative solvents
- physical methods for cyclodextrin derivatives characterization
Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
Title: Anomalous properties of cyclodextrins and their complexes in aqueous solutions
Authors: Thorsteinn Loftsson; Phatsawee Jansook; Hákon Hrafn Sigurdsson
Affiliation: University of Iceland (TL and HHS) and Chulalongkorn University (PJ).
Abstract: In the 1970’s cyclodextrins (CDs) merged as pharmaceutical excipients and are now included in at least 130 pharmaceutical products worldwide. They have been the subject in over 80,000 peer-reviewed scientific publications and are mentioned in over 35,patents. Still these relatively simple oligosaccharides are surprising investigators with their unexpected, and sometimes anomalous, properties. In this review the authors will, for example, discuss briefly the physiochemical properties of CDs, how they act as enabling complexing agent, how the physiochemical properties of liquid water affect CDs and their complexes in aqueous solutions, formation of CD and drug/CD complex aggregates, and how CD enhance drug permeation through biomembranes.