Confinement Effects on the Microphase Separation and Swelling of Block Copolymer Films -- The Structure of Dodecanamide Monolayers Adsorbed on Graphite -- The Structure of Model Membranes Studied by Vibrational Sum Frequency Spectroscopy -- Outstanding Stability of Poorly-protected Pickering Emulsions -- pH- and Thermo-responsive Polymer Assemblies in Aqueous Solution -- Nano-sized TiO2 Synthesis in Triton X-100 Reverse Micelles -- Percolation and Jamming in Random Heterogeneous Materials with Competing Length Scales -- Fabrication of Magnetic Clusters and Rods using Electrostatic Co-assembly -- Bacterial Attachment Response on Titanium Surfaces with Nanometric Topographic Features -- Synthesis of Carbide Compounds Derived from Colloidal Oxide and Carbohydrate -- Poly(n-butylcyanoacrylate) Submicron Particles Loaded with Ciprofloxacin for Potential Treatment of Bacterial Infections.

This volume includes 11 contributions to the 23rd Conference of the European Colloid and Interface Society which took in Antalya, Turkey between September 6th and 11th, 2009. The contributions from leading scientists cover a broad spectrum of topics concerning• Self Assembly• Interfacial Phenomena• Colloidal Dispersions and Colloidal Stability• Polymer Solution, Gels and Phase Behaviour• Nanostructured Materials• Biomaterials and Medical AspectsDue to the increasing significance of Colloid and Interface Science for both scientific and technical applications where scientific principles also contribute to new technologies in fast improving Nanotechnology and Medical Science, this book will be an essential source of information with respect to recent developments and results related to this field.