Introduction: Macroscopic consequences of polymer-particle interactions, Wiliam B. Russel. Part 1 Theory and simulation: kinetics of polymer adsorption and desorption - poly(ethylene oxide) on silica, J.C. Dijt et al; adsorption from a mixture of short and long chains, M. Daoud and E. Leclerc; equation of state for nanometric dispersions of particles and polymers, O. Spalla and B. Cabane; pairwise interactions in the critical micelle concentrations of diblock co-polymers, Yongmei Wang et al; interactions of globular colloids and flexible polymers - understanding protein partitioning in two-phase aqueous polymer systems, Nicholas L. Abbott et al. Part 2 Kinetics and configurations of adsorbed chains: kinetics of grafted chains in polymer brushes, A. Gao and H.D. Ou-Yang; configuration of polyelectrolytes adsorbed onto the surface of microcapsules, Etsuo Kokufuta; light-scattering studies of adsorption of end-funtionalized polymers in colloidal solutions, Penger Tong et al; adsorption of end-functionalized and cyclic polymers, T. Cosgrove et al; application of electro-optics to investigate the electrical and hydrodynamic properties of colloid-polymer surface layers, Raphael Varoqui et al. Part 3 Flocculation and stabilization: interaction between polyelectrolytes and latices with covalently bound ionic groups, H. Dautzenberg et al; flocculation of poly-N-isopropylacrylamide) latices in the presence of nonadsorbing polymer, M.J. Snowden and B. Vincent; flocculation of kaolin suspensions by polyelectrolytes, T.M. Herrington et al; interactions of polyelectrolyte crystal-growth inhibitors with BaSO4 surfaces, R.G. Thompson. Part 4 Interactions with micelles, bilayers, liposomes and proteins. Part contents.
