Imagine a microscopic locomotive moving back and forth along a track, propelling itself without any external force. At the molecular level, this concept forms the foundation of molecular motors -- ...

Cyclodextrins (CDs) are cyclic oligosaccharides renowned for their distinctive truncated cone structure, which features a hydrophobic internal cavity and a hydrophilic exterior. This molecular ...

A new method for making γ-cyclodextrin could provide a cheaper and simpler route to this promising yet pricey host molecule. The synthesis, which uses a photoswitchable hydrazone template, might also ...

CycloPure, a start-up developing water filtration products, has raised $5 million to accelerate commercialization of its cyclodextrin polymer technology. The company, founded by Northwestern ...

Wacker has won approval from the European Commission for the use of gamma-cyclodextrins, ring-shaped sugar molecules, as a clean label novel food ingredient. Cyclodextrins are used in other parts of ...

Two ingredients – fructose and alpha-cyclodextrin – can now carry claims that they lead to a lower blood glucose rise, as the European Union adopts its latest batch of article 13 health claims.

Fast-scanning atomic force microscopy imaging of the molecule at two different time points shows positional shifts along the polymer chain on the left. On the right, the molecular structure of PEG ...