Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cyclodextrins and their inclusion properties / Dominique Duchene -- Cyclodextrins as potential excipients in pharmaceutical formulations : solubilizing and stabilizing effect / Alka Ahuja ... [et al.] -- Cyclodextrins as bioavailability enhancers / Nevin Eleb -- Cyclodextrins as smart excipients in polymeric drug delivery systems / Agnese Mrio, Francesca Ungaro, and Fabiana Quaglia -- Recent findings on safety profiles of cyclodextrins, cyclodextrin conjugates and polypseudorotaxanes / Hidetoshi Arima, Keiichi Motoyama -- Regulatory status of cyclodextrins in pharmaceutical products / A. Atilla Hincal,, Hakan Erolu, and Erem Bilensoy -- Cyclodextrins in the cosmetic field / Nil�ufer Tarimci -- Cyclodextrin enhanced drug delivery through mucus membranes / Phatsawee Jansook, Marcus E. Brewster, and Thorsteinn Loftsson -- Applications of cyclodextrins for skin formulation and delivery / Amelie Bochot, Geraldine Piel --

Oral drug delivery with cyclodextrins / Francisco Veiga, Ana Rita Figueiras, and Amelia Vieira -- Amphiphilic cyclodextrins : synthesis and characterization / Florent Perret, Helene Parrot-Lopez -- Gene delivery with cyclodextrins / Veronique Wintgens, Catherine Amiel -- Targeted cyclodextrins / Stefano Salmaso, Fabio Sonvico -- Cyclodextrins and biotechnological applications / Amit Singh ... [et al.] -- Cyclodextrins and cellular interactions / Justin M. Dreyfuss, Steven B. Oppenheimer -- Cyclodextrin-based hydrogels / Carmen Alvarez-Lorenz ... [et al.] -- Cyclodextrin nanosponges and their applications / Francesco Trotta -- Photodynamic tumor therapy with cyclodextrin nanossemblies / Antonino Mazzaglia -- Sugammadex : a cyclodextrin based novel formulation and marketing story / Francois Donati -- Cyclodextrins and polymer nanoparticles / Dominique Duchene.