Cyclodextrins in Pharmaceutics, Cosmetics, and Bio medicine: Current and Future Industrial Applicatio ns

Erem Bilensoy, PhD , is a Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology at Hacettepe University in Turkey. Dr. Bilensoy has published more than forty articles in international peer-reviewed journals as well as six book chapters on cyclodextrins.

Contributors. Preface. Part I. Cyclodextrins: History, Properties, Applications, and Current Status. 1. Cyclodextrins and Their Inclusion Complexes ( Dominique Duchene ). 2. Cyclodextrins as Potential Excipients in Pharmaceutical Formulations: Solubilizing and Stabilizing Effetcts ( Alka Ahuja, Sanjula Baboota, Javed Ali, and Gulam Mustafa ). 3. Cyclodextrins as Bioavailability Enhancers ( Fusun Acarturk and Nevin Celebi ). 4. Cyclodextrins as Smart Excipients in Polymeric Drug Delivery Systems ( Agnese Miro, Francesca Ungaro, and Fabriana Quaglia ). 5. Recent Findings on Safety Profiles of Cyclodextrins, Cyclodextrin Conjugates, and Polypseudorotaxanes ( Hidetoshi Arima, Keiichi Motoyama, and Tetsumi Irie ). 6. Regulatory Status of Cyclodextrins in Pharmaceutical Products ( A. Atilla Hincal, Hakan Eroglu, and Erem Bilensoy ). 7. Cyclodextrins in the Cosmetic Field ( Nilufer Tarimci ). 8. Cyclodextrin-Enhanced Drug Delivery Through Mucous Membranes ( Phatsawee Jansook, Marcus E. Brewster, and Thorsteinn Loftsson ). 9. Applications of Cyclodextrins for Skin Formulation and Delivery ( Amelie Bochot and Geraldine Piel ). 10. Oral Drug Delivery with Cyclodextrins ( Francisco Veiga, Ana Rita Figueiras, and Amelia Vieira ). Part II. Novel and Specialized Applications of Cyclodextrins. 11. Amphiphilic Cyclodextrins: Synthesis and Characterization ( Florent Perret and Helene Parrot-Lopez ). 12. Gene Delivery with Cyclodextrins ( Veronique Wintgens and Catherine Amiel ). 13. Targeted Cyclodextrins ( Stefano Salmaso and Fabio Sonvico ). 14. Cyclodextrins and Biotechnological Applications ( Amit Singh, Abhishek Kaler, Vachan Singh, Rachit Patil, and Uttam C. Banerjee ). 15. Cyclodextrins and Cellular Interactions ( Justin M. Dreyfuss and Steven B. Oppenheimer ). 16. Cyclodextrins-Based Hydrogels ( Carmen Alvarez-Lorenzo, Maria D. Moya-Ortega, Thorsteinn Loftsson, Angel Concheiro, and Juan J. Torres-Labandeira ). 17. Cyclodextrin Nanosponges and Their Applications ( Francesco Trotta ). 18. Photodynamic Tumor Therapy with Cyclodextrin Nanoassemblies ( Antonino Mazzaglia ). 19. Sugammadex: A Cyclodextrin-Based Novel Formulation and Marketing Story ( Francois Donati ). 20. Cyclodextrins and Polymer Nanoparticles ( Dominique Duchene and Ruxandra Gref ). Index.