Grafting modification of natural fibres with cyclodextrin

Over the years, a multiplicity of grafting modification techniques have been studied to combine the adsorption and wettability of natural fibres with the capacity of cyclodextrins (CDs) to form inclusion complexes. The fixation of CDs on fibres is possible using crosslinking agents or reactive derivatives of cyclodextrins. Various crosslinking chemicals are suitable to bind the hydroxyl groups of non-reactive cyclodextrins with those of natural fibres by way of spraying, padding, surface coating, and impregnation. Nano-composite dense polymer film could also be formed to anchor the cyclodextrin on the natural fibre surface by the methods of hydrogen binding or covalent binding in sol-gel. A vinyl monomer such as glycidyl methacrylate was used to form polymer coatings due to the pendant epoxy group coupled with the –OH of cyclodextrin and natural fibres. This review also focused on the derivatives of CDs with the reactive group reacting with the hydroxyl groups of natural fibres.