This volume contains studies on the molecular organisation on interfaces and nanoparticles. The contributions were presented during the 40. General Meeting (Hauptversammlung) of the Kolloid-Gesellschaft in Potsdam in September 2001 and are related to the subject "Colloids and Life Science". Therefore, a diversity of papers were collected covering a large field: synthesis of polymer colloids, biominerals and na- noparticles, investigations on monolayers, lyotropic mesophases, polymeric surfactants, micellar transitions, supramolecular compounds for modifying polymers, solid particles for emulsion stabilisers, and adsorbents for odour control.

Preparation strategies for phosphate-based mineral biomaterials

Effects of surfactants on the crystallization and polymorphism of lipid nanoparticles
Solid particles as emulsion stabilisers
Hot moulding of zirconia micro parts
Characterization of adsorbents for odour reduction
Structure and dynamics of spherical polymer brushes in a homopolymer matrix
The osmotic coefficient of spherical polyelectrolyte brushes in aqueous salt-free solution
Surface modification of polymers using supramolecular compounds
Field-flow fractionation on poly(vinyl formamide), other polymers and colloids
Nanostructuring of liquids at solid-liquid interfaces
A supramolecular construction kit based on surface-layer proteins
Molecular recognition at the air-water interface and Langmuir-Blodgett films
Temperature-dependent domain growth in 9-hydroxypalmitic acid monolayers
Thermodynamics of two-dimensional cluster formation at the water/air interface. A quantum chemical approach
The role of buoyancy in the development of surface tension auto-oscillations
Dynamics in polymer layers investigated by NMR techniques
A novel way for the alignment of lyotropic hexagonal and L? phases in magnetic fields
Shear flow of lamellar polymer surfactants
Solvatochromism in organized assemblies: effects of the sphere-to-rod micellar transition.