Department of Textile Engineering, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Apucarana, Brazil
Mini Review Article
Biofunctional Textiles using β-Cyclodextrins
Author(s): Fabricio Maestá Bezerra, Pallares M, Meng X and Manuel José Lis*
With the new environmental-friendly developments surrounding the industry and society, the use of
new materials as carriers is becoming more important. In the case of essential oils and organic chemical
substances, the role that cyclodextrins play is very important. The use of the Guest-host structures in
the cone structure of β-Cyclodextrins is very frequent in Pharmacy and Biochemical systems related
to biomedical applications. In this work, we present a mini-review work suggesting possibilities of the
application of the cyclodextrins characteristics to be used in the textile industry to achieve antibacterial,
antimicrobial, or simply, aromatic properties longed in time... View more»