Trends in Colloid and Interface Science XXIV

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