“…Cyclodextrins (CD) have reached significant attention as efficient and selective adsorbents in a wide range of processes, ranging from cholesterol extraction from foods, , encapsulation of flavors in foods or cosmetics, and environmental contaminant isolation such as dioxin, trichlorfon, or phenols , to cytostatic agents in drug delivery or general medicinal applications. − These cone-shaped sugars also gain rapid interest in biotechnological applications, i.e., as biocatalysts of antimalarial drug artemisin. − This fascinating properties are based on cyclodextrin (hydrophobic) cavities (various sizes available, e.g., α-CD, β-CD, γ-CD) which can encapsulate hydrophobic compounds. Substituents are often introduced for tuning of the hydrophobicity/hydrophilicity or used as quality control by color change. , Because cyclodextrins are highly soluble in water, they need to be immobilized for an efficient recovery of the adsorbed target compound. − Many approaches − have investigated the use of cyclodextrin/polymer composites: Once the cyclodextrins have captured their target compound in their cavity, the polymer-based particles are filtered off.…”