Cyclodextrins in delivery systems: Applications
Cyclodextrins (CDs) are a family of cyclic oligosaccharides with a hydrophilic outer surface and a lipophilic central cavity.CD molecules are relatively large with a number of hydrogen donors and acceptors and, thus in general, they do not permeate lipophilic membranes.In the pharmaceutical industry, CDs have mainly been used as complexing agents t