Cyclodextrin polymers (CDPs) not only have the inclusion ability

the controlled release ability

the catalysis ability and the selective ability

like their parent CDs

but also have fine mechanical intensity and the excellent stability.In addition

they exhibit various physical properties that have been impossible to obtain with their parent CDs.These lead CDPs to much attention.In this paper

progress in the preparation methods and the types of CDPs was summarized and application of CDPs in the enantiomer separation of chiral pharmaceuticals

improvement of the drug release

increase of the drug solubility

molecular imprinting technique and the drug delivery system was reviewed.