Introduction PART I: CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF CDs 1 CD-based Rotaxanes and Polyrotaxanes as Representative Supramolecules 2 CD-based Micelles, Vesicles and Metal Nanoparticles 3 CD Inclusion Complexes 4 CD Dimers PART II: POLYMERIC CDs 5 CD Multiarm Polymers 6 CD-based Dendrimers 7 CD-based Polymeric Gels PART III: CD ASSEMBLIES WITH NANOCARBONS AND FINAL REMARKS CONCERNING CD APPLICATIONS 8 CD Assemblies with Nanocarbons 9 CD Applications Conclusion sakriti opis