Model Systems for Studying Polyvalent Carbohydrate Binding Interactions.- Carbohydrate-Carbohydrate Interactions in Biological and Model Systems.- Unravelling Carbohydrate Interactions with Biosensors Using Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) Detection.- Interaction Forces with Carbohydrates Measured by Atomic Force Microscopy.- Recognition Processes with Amphiphilic Carbohydrates in Water.- Artificial Receptors as Chemosensors for Carbohydrates.- Artificial Multivalent Sugar Ligands to Understand and Manipulate Carbohydrate-Protein Interactions.