Dansylglycine-modified cyclodextrin (DnsC4-beta-CD) was prepared as a fluorescent host that is capable of being immobilized on a cellulose membrane (DnsC4-beta-CD membrane). DnsC4-beta-CD immobilized on the cellulose membrane decreased its fluorescence intensity with increasing concentration of guest molecules, indicating that the host changes the location of the dansyl group from inside to outside the cyclodextrin cavity upon guest accommodation, which is similar to DnsC4-beta-CD in solution; thereby, the DnsC4-beta-CD membrane is useful as a novel chemosensor for detecting molecules. This result demonstrates that the cellulose membrane is useful as a practical supporting material for various chromophore-modified cyclodextrins.

Dansyl glutamate-modified cyclodextrin (DnsGlu-beta-CD) was prepared as a fluorescent host, which is capable of being immobilized on a cellulose membrane (DnsGlu-beta-CD-membrane). The fluorescence intensity of DnsGlu-beta-CD decreased with increasing concentration of guest molecules, indicating that the host changes the location of the dansyl group from inside to outside the cyclodextrin cavity upon guest accommodation. Similar guest-induced decrease in the fluorescence intensity was observed for DnsGlu-beta-CD immobilized to a cellulose membrane. This result demonstrates that the cellulose membrane may be used as a practical supporting material of various chromophore-modified cyclodextrins and that DnsGlu-beta-CD-membrane is useful as a novel disposable chemosensor for molecules.

Our department has been researching the influences of changes in particle size distribution on the physical properties of luting agents.It is said that luting agents are largely affected by contact with water. In the present study, changes in the physical properties after contact with water at the time of cementation were determined in several types of glass-ionomer cement for Luting (G cement), which differed in particle size distribution, by using an ivory or agar jig. The physical properties of G cement were also examined after pretreatment of the abutment tooth with a surfacetreatment agent and a temporary cement inside the ivory jig.As a result, the greater the content of fine particles was, the greater the compressive strenght, tensile strength and scratch hardness of G cement tended to be. G cement containing high proportions of fine particles was not likely to be affected by water. Pretreatment suchas temporary cementation or surface-treatment prior to cementation for crown or bridge formation was found to be effective for preventing deterioration of the physical properties of G cement.