Historical background (J. Szejtli). Chemistry, physical and biological properties and preparation (J. Szejtli). Industrial production of cyclodextrins (G. Schmid). Cyclodextrin derivatives (L. Jicsinszky, H. Hashimoto, E. Fenyvesi, A. Ueno). Inclusion of guest molecules, selectivity and molecular recognition by cyclodextrins (J. Szejtli). Measurement of cyclodextrin complex stability constants (K.A. Connors). Preparation of cyclodextrin complexes (L. Szente). Analytical methods for cyclodextrins, cyclodextrin derivatives, and cyclodextrin complexes (L. Szente). Crystallographic studies (K. Harata). Specific guest types (E. Fenyvesi, L. Szente, N.K. Russell, M. McNamara). Reactivity of included guests (T.Osa, I. Suzuki). Cyclodextrins as enzyme models (M. Komiyama, H. Shigekawa). Applications of cyclodextrins in biotechnology (R. Bar). Aspects of drug formulation with cyclodextrins (T. Nagai, H. Ueda). Pharmaceutical use of cyclodextrins in various drug formulations (K. Uekama, T. Irie). Cyclodextrins in foods, cosmetics, and toiletries (H. Hashimoto). Cyclodextrins in pesticides (L. Szente, J. Szejtli). Cyclodextrins in chromatography (D.J. Snopek, E. Smolková–Keulemansová, T. Cserháti, K.H. Gahm, A.M. Stalcup). Separation, removal, or enrichment of components on preparative scale (A. Harada, B. Zsadon). Cyclodextrins as reagents in analytical chemistry and diagnostics (W.L. Hinze, W. Day, R.P. Frankewich, K.N. Thimaiah, J. Szejtli). Use of cyclodextrins in chemical products and processes (J. Szejtli). Enzymology of cyclodextrins (G. Schmid).