CYCLODEXTRINS IN PHARMACEUTICS, COSMETICS, AND BIOMEDICINE: Current and Future Industrial Applications -- CONTENTS -- CONTRIBUTORS -- PREFACE -- PART I: CYCLODEXTRINS: HISTORY, PROPERTIES, APPLICATIONS, AND CURRENT STATUS -- 1 CYCLODEXTRINS AND THEIR INCLUSION COMPLEXES -- 2 CYCLODEXTRINS AS POTENTIAL EXCIPIENTS IN PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS: SOLUBILIZING AND STABILIZING EFFECTS -- 3 CYCLODEXTRINS AS BIOAVAILABILITY ENHANCERS -- 4 CYCLODEXTRINS AS SMART EXCIPIENTS IN POLYMERIC DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS -- 5 RECENT FINDINGS ON SAFETY PROFILES OF CYCLODEXTRINS, CYCLODEXTRIN CONJUGATES, AND POLYPSEUDOROTAXANES -- 6 REGULATORY STATUS OF CYCLODEXTRINS IN PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS -- 7 CYCLODEXTRINS IN THE COSMETIC FIELD -- 8 CYCLODEXTRIN-ENHANCED DRUG DELIVERY THROUGH MUCOUS MEMBRANES -- 9 APPLICATIONS OF CYCLODEXTRINS FOR SKIN FORMULATION AND DELIVERY -- 10 ORAL DRUG DELIVERY WITH CYCLODEXTRINS -- PART II: NOVEL AND SPECIALIZED APPLICATIONS OF CYCLODEXTRINS -- 11 AMPHIPHILIC CYCLODEXTRINS: SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION -- 12 GENE DELIVERY WITH CYCLODEXTRINS -- 13 TARGETED CYCLODEXTRINS -- 14 CYCLODEXTRINS AND BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS -- 15 CYCLODEXTRINS AND CELLULAR INTERACTIONS -- 16 CYCLODEXTRIN-BASED HYDROGELS -- 17 CYCLODEXTRIN NANOSPONGES AND THEIR APPLICATIONS -- 18 PHOTODYNAMIC TUMOR THERAPY WITH CYCLODEXTRIN NANOASSEMBLIES -- 19 SUGAMMADEX: A CYCLODEXTRIN-BASED NOVEL FORMULATION AND MARKETING STORY -- 20 CYCLODEXTRINS AND POLYMER NANOPARTICLES -- INDEX -- COLOUR PLATES.