Trends in Colloid and Interface Science XVI

This volume contains a peer reviewed selection of the papers presented at the highly successful fifteenth meeting of the European Colloid and Interface Society which was held in Coimbra, Portugal in September 2001 and highlights some of the important advances in this area. The topics covered include Self Assembly in Mixed Systems, Surface Modification, Biological and Biomimetic Systems, Theory and Modelling, New Techniques and Developments, Food and Pharmaceuticals, Dynamics at Interfaces and Mesoscopic and Mesoporous Systems. The volume is of interest to both academic and industrial scientists working with colloidal and interfacial systems in chemistry, physics and biology.

Hungerford G, Real Oliveira MECD, Castanheira EMS, Burrows HD, Miguel M da G: Transitions in Ternary Surfactant/alkane/water Microemulsions as Viewed by Fluorescence

Siegel S, Vollhardt D: Phase Behaviour and Domain Structure of 9-Hydroxyhexadecanoic Acid Monolayers

Wright M, Kurumada K-i, Robinson BH: Rates of Incorporation of Small Molecules into Pluronic Micelles

Kurumada K-i, Robinson BH: Viscosity Studies of Pluronic 127 in Aqueous Solution

Bergstrom M, Eriksson JC: Synergistic Effects in Binary Surfactant Mixtures

Chittofrati A, Pieri F, D’Aprile F, Lenti D, Maccone P, Visca M : Perfluoropolyether Carboxylic Salts in Micellar Solution and o/w Microemulsions

Sobral AJFN, Lopes SH, Rocha Gonsalves AM d’A, Ramos Silva M, Matos Beja A, Paixão JA, L. Alte da Veiga L: Synthesis and Crystal Structure of New Phase Transfer Catalysts Based on 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene and 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene

Berlot I, Chevalier Y, Coche-Guérente L, Labbé P, Moutet J-C : Interfacial and Micellar Behaviour of Pyrrole-Containing Surfactants

Persson G, Edlund H, Lindblom G: Phase Behaviour of the 1-Monooleoyl-rac-glycerol/n-octyl-b -D-glucoside/water System

Thuresson K, Antunes FE, Miguel MG, Lindman B: The Association Between a Non-ionic Microemulsion and Hydrophobially Modified PE. A Rheological Investigation

Esumi K: Adsolubilization by Mixtures of Ionic and Nonionic Surfactants

Oliger P, Fischer A, Hebrant M, Tondre C: Probe Entrapment by Vesicular Systems in Relation with the Properties of the Amphiphilic Film

Burrows HD, Kharlamov AA: About Energy and Electron Transfer Processes in C60/Phthalocyanine Films

Hato M, Minamikawa H, Salkar RA, Matsutani S: Phase Behaviour of Phytanyl-chained Alkylglycoside/Water Systems

Llères D, Clamme J-P, Dauty E, Behr J-P, Mély Y, Duportail G : Oxidizable Cationic Detergent for Gene Therapy: Condensation of DNA and Interaction with Model Membranes

Ardhammar M, Lincoln P, Nordén B: Orientation of Ruthenium Dipyridophenazine Complexes in Liposome Membranes Sensitively Controlled by Ligand Substituents

Airoldi M, Boicelli CA, Gennaro G, Giomini M, Giuliani AM, Giustini M, Paci E: Cationic Microemulsion Hosting Polynucleotides: Effect of NaCl on Host and Guest

Santos MSCS,. Lacerda SMV, Barbosa EFG: Interactions of Selected Flavonoids with NaDS Micelles

Di Biasio A, Bordi F, Cametti C: Salt-induced Aggregation in Cationic Liposome Suspensions

Céu Rei M, Coutinho PJG, Castanheira EMS, Real Oliveira MEDC: C12E7-DPPC Mixed Systems Studied by Pyrene Fluorescence Emission

Baptista ALF, Coutinho PJG, Real Oliveira MECD, Rocha Gomes JIN: Lipid Interaction with Textile Fibres in dyeing Conditions

Hatzara E, Karatza E, Avramiotis S, Xenakis A: Spectroscopic Mobility Probing Studies of Lecithin Organogels

Hauck J, Mika K: Self-assembly of Homogeneous Systems

Lawlor A, McCullagh GD, Zaccarell E, Foffi G, Dawson KA: Interactions in Systems with Short-range Attractions and Applications to Protein Crystallisation

Bostrom M, Williams DRM, Ninham BW: Specific Ion Effects: Why Colloid Science has Failed to Contribute to Biology

Martín-Molina A, Quesada-Pérez M, Galisteo-González F, Hidalgo-Álvarez R: Charge Inversion of Latex Particlesin Presence of Electrolyte

Moncho-Jordá A, Quesada-Pérez M, Martínez-López F, Hidalgo-Álvarez R: Structure and Interaction Forces in Colloidal Monolayers

Kovalchuk NM, Vollhardt D: Direct Numerical Simulation of the Mechanism of Surface Tension Auto-oscillation

Hrust V, Tomišic V, Kallay N: Characterization of Aqueous Solutions of Ionic Surface Active Agents by Conductometry

González-Romero E, Fernández-Calvar B, Carlos Bravo-Díaz C: Electrochemical Determination of the Stability Constant of an Aryl Radical with b -Cyclodextrin

Lehmann L, Kudryashov E, Buckin V: Ultrasonic Monitoring of the Gelatinisation of Starch

Scheffold F, Romer S, Cardinaux F, Bissig H, Stradner A, Rojas-Ochoa LF, Trappe V, Urban C, Skipetrov SE, Cipellatti L, Schurtenberger P: New Trends in Optical Microrheology of Complex Fluids and Gels

Briscoe WH, Horn RG: Electrical Double Layer Interactions in a Nonpolar Liquid Measured with a Modified Surface Force Apparatus

Dynarowicz-Latka P, Miñones Jr J, Kita K, Milart P: The Utility of Brewster Angle Microscopy in Evaluating the Origin of the Plateau in Surface Pressure/Area Isotherms of Aromatic Carboxylic Acids

Brunner M, Bechinger C: Colloidal Systems in Intense, Two-dimensional Laser Fields

Miñones Jr J, Dynarowicz-Latka P, Seoane R, Iribarnegaray E, Casas M: Brewster Angle Microscopy Studies of the Morphology in Dipalmitoyl Phosphatidyl Glycerol Monolayers Spread on Subphases of Different pH

Peel LL, Lu JR: The Interaction of C12E5with Olive Oil Films Studied by Neutron Reflection

Terreros Gomez A, Rubio Retama BJ, Lopez Ruiz B, Galera Gomez PA, Rueda Rodriguez C, Arias Garcia C, Lopez Cabarcos E: Encapsulation of Alkaline Phosphtatase in Polyacrylamide Microparticles Using the Concentrated Emulsion Polymerisation Method

Lopez F, Palazzo G, Colafemmina G, Cinelli G, Ambrosone L, Ceglie A: Enzymatic Activity of Lipase Entrapped in CTAB/Water/Pentanol/Hexane Reverse Micelles: a Functional and Microstructural Investigation

A.A. Kharlamov AA, H.D. Burrows HD: Monitoring of the Aroma of Fruits at their Surface by Luminescence

Romsted LS, Zhang J: Determining Antioxidant Distributions in Model Food Emulsions: Development of a New Kinetic Method Based on the Pseudophase Model in Micelles and Opaque Emulsions

Wege HA, Holgado-Terriza JA, Cabrerizo-Vílchez MA: Development of a Pressure-Controlled Pendant Drop Surface Balance. Study of Protein Adsorption Kinetics at the Solution-air Interface

Dziechciarek Y, van Soest JJG, Philipse AP: Rheology of Starch-based Colloidal Microgels

Zoumpanioti M, Karavas E, Skopelitis C, Stamatis H, A. Xenakis A: Lecithin Organogels as Model Carriers of Pharmaceuticals

Rosmaninho R, Visser H, Melo L: Influence of the Surface Tension Components of Stainless Steel on Fouling Caused by Calcium Phosphate

Pérez L, Infante MR, Angelet M, Clapés P, Pinazo A: Glycerolipid Arginine-based Surfactants: Synthesis and Surface Active Properties

Cuenca A: The Role of Premicellar Assemblies and Micelles upon the Hydrolysis of 2-(2-fluorophenoxy)quinoxaline

Liu J, Palberg T: Crystal Growth and Crystal Morphology of Charged Colloidal Binary Mixtures

Pontoni D, Narayanan T, Rennie AR : Nucleation and Growth Kinetics of Colloidal Silica

Klich J, Paluch M: Properties of Some Mixed Adsorption Films at the Water/Air Interface

Pieri R, Carignano G, Chittofrati A, D’Aprile F, Visca M : Wetting of Low Energy Surfaces by Perfluoropolyether Carboxylic Salts in Aqueous Solution

Poncet-Legrand C, Petit L, Reculusa S, Mingotaud C, Duguet E, Ravaine S : Dissymmetrical Gold Tagging on Spherical Silica Nanoparticles

Gzyl B, Paluch M: Langmuir Monolayers of Lipids at the Water/air Interface

Fernández-Nieves A, Fernández-Barbero A, de las Nieves FJ: Static Light Scattering from Fractal Aggregates of Microgel Particles

Valle-Delgado JJ, Molina-Bolívar JA, Galisteo-González F, Gálvez-Ruiz MJ: Stabilization of an Amphoteric Latex by Hydration Forces

Medebach M, Palberg T: Flashing of Colloidal Crystals in Square Wave Electric Fields

Wette P, Schöpe H-J, Liu J, Palberg T: Characterisation of Colloidal Solids

Uddin Md H, Yamashita Y, Furukawa H, Harashima A, Kunieda H: Phase Behaviour of Poly(oxyethylene)-poly(dimethylsiloxane) surfactant (Copolymer) with Water or Silicone Oil

Dugas V, Chevalier Y, Depret G, Nesme X, Souterand E : The Immobilisation of DNA Strands on Silica Surface by Means of Chemical Grafting

Carretti E, Dei L, Baglioni P: Aqueous Polyacrylic Acid Based Gels: Physicochemical Properties and Applications in Cultural Heritage Conservation