Trends in Colloid and Interface Science XXIV

Download or read book Trends in Colloid and Interface Science XXIV written by Victor Starov and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-05-25 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume includes 35 contributions to the 24th Conference of the European Colloid and Interface Society which took place in September 2010 in Prague. The contributions from leading scientists cover a broad spectrum of the following topics: • Self-assembling, Stimuli-responsive and Hierarchically Organized Systems • Colloid, Polymer and Polyelectrolyte Solutions; Concentrated Systems and Gels • Thin Films, Interfaces and Surfaces; Wetting Phenomena • Novel Nano-to-Mesostructured Functional Materials • Biologically Important and Bioinspired Systems; Pharmaceutical and Medical Applications