Wang, J.Qiu, Z.Wang, Y.Li, L.Guo, X.Pham, D.Lincoln, S.Prud'homme, R.2016-09-092016-09-092016Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2016; 12:50-721860-53971860-5397http://hdl.handle.net/2440/101045The employment of cyclodextrin host, guest complexation to construct supramolecular assemblies with an emphasis on polymer networks is reviewed. The main driving force for this supramolecular assembly is host, guest complexation between cyclodextrin hosts and guest groups either of which may be discrete molecular species or substituents on a polymer backbone. The effects of such complexation on properties at the molecular and macroscopic levels are discussed. It is shown that cyclodextrin complexation may be used to design functional polymer materials with tailorable properties, especially for photo-, pH-, thermo- and redoxresponsiveness and self-healing.en© 2016 Wang et al; licensee Beilstein-Institut. This is an Open Access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.cyclodextrin; host; guest; polymer; smart-material; supramolecularJournal article003004240910.3762/bjoc.12.70003680633000012-s2.0-84962269726234148Pham, D. [0000-0001-9383-6699]