Trends in Colloid and Interface Science XXIV : [collection of papers presented (both orals and posters) at the 24th Meeting of the European Colloid and Interface Society (ECIS) held in Prague 5-10 September, 2010

This volume includes 35 contributions to the 24th Conference of the European Colloid and Interface Society which took place in September 2010 in Prague. The contributions from leading scientists cover a broad spectrum of the following topics: • Self-assembling, Stimuli-responsive and Hierarchically Organized Systems • Colloid, Polymer and Polyelectrolyte Solutions; Concentrated Systems and Gels • Thin Films, Interfaces and Surfaces; Wetting Phenomena • Novel Nano-to-Mesostructured Functional Materials • Biologically Important and Bioinspired Systems; Pharmaceutical and Medical Applications Front Matter....Pages i-ix Swelling of a Sponge Lipid Phase via Incorporation of a Nonionic Amphiphile: SANS and SAXS Studies....Pages 1-6 pH Induced Desaggregation Of Highly Hydrophilic Amphiphilic Diblock Copolymers....Pages 7-16 The Interaction Parameter in Binary Surfactant Mixtures of a Chelating Surfactant and a Foaming Agent....Pages 17-20 Magnetorheological Elastomer Composites....Pages 21-25 Salt-Induced Behavior of Internally Self-Assembled Nanodrops: Understanding Stabilization by Charged Colloids....Pages 27-31 Distribution of Tert-Butylhydroquinone in a Corn Oil/C 12 E 6 /Water Based Emulsion. Application of the Pseudophase Kinetic Model....Pages 33-38 Kinetic Studies of Gold Nanoparticles Formation in the Batch and in the Flow Microreactor System....Pages 39-43 Influence of the Counterions on the Behaviour of Polyelectrolytes....Pages 45-48 Liposome Deformation by Imbalance of pH and Ionic Strength Across the Membrane....Pages 49-53 Surface Charge and Conductance in Dispersions of Titania in Nonaqueous and Mixed Solvents....Pages 55-59 Self-Assembled Structures of Disc-Like Colloidal Particles....Pages 61-65 Multi-Bridging Polymers. Synthesis and Behaviour in Aqueous Solution....Pages 67-72 Analysis and Prediction of Cluster Formation....Pages 73-79 Superhydrophobicity of Self-Assembled PFDTS Nanostructures....Pages 81-84 A Facile Colloidal Route for Superhydrophobic Films with Hierarchical Roughness....Pages 85-88 Enhanced Keratinocyte Cell Attachment to Atelocollagen Thin Films Through Air and Nitrogen Plasma Treatment....Pages 89-94 Adsorption of Poly(Acrylic Acid)-Graft-Poly(Ethylene Glycol) on Polyelectrolyte Multilayers....Pages 95-101 Phase Separation for Langmuir Monolayer in Binary System Based on a π-A Isotherm Measurement....Pages 103-107 Rheological Behavior of Interfacial Layers Stabilized by Gelatin with Lecithin....Pages 109-114 Computer Simulations of Quasi-Steady Evaporation of Sessile Liquid Droplets....Pages 115-120 FTIR ATR Study of Adsorption of Trisiloxanes and Hydrocarbon Surfactants at Hydrophobic Solids from Aqueous Solutions....Pages 121-125 Effectiveness of Polymer Sheet Layer to Protect Hydrogel Dressings....Pages 127-130 Membrane Affinity of New Antitubercular Drug Candidates Using a Phospholipid Langmuir Monolayer Model and LB Technique....Pages 131-137 Scattering from Dilute and Lamellar Phase Solutions of Aerosol-OT Simultaneous Probe of Surface Structures and Bulk....Pages 139-142 The Effect of Chemical Modification on Mechanical Properties of Carbon Black Filled Elastomer....Pages 143-146 Nanostructured Metal Oxide and Unsaturated Acid as a New Co-agent in Peroxide Cross-Linking of Hydrogenated Butadiene-Acrylonitrile Rubber....Pages 147-149 Effect of Ionic Liquids on the Mechanical Properties of Methylvinylsilicone Rubber....Pages 151-154 A Simulation Study on the Structure of Bimetallic Nanoparticles Synthesized in Microemulsions....Pages 155-159 Preparation of Porous Magnetic Nanocomposite Materials Using Highly Concentrated Emulsions as Templates....Pages 161-164 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole as a Corrosion Inhibitor in Low Temperature Ionic Liquids....Pages 165-171 A Soft Method for Developing Nanostructured Organic Biomaterials....Pages 173-178 Interfacial Tensiometry of Tracheal Aspirate from Infants with Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome....Pages 179-181 Micellar and Solvent Effects on Electrochemical Behaviour of Antioxidants....Pages 183-187 Human Erythrocyte Hemolysis Induced by Bioinspired Sugar Surfactants....Pages 189-192 Microemulsions Stabilized by Gemini, Dicephalic and Single-Head Single-Tail Sugar Surfactants as Biologically Important Systems: Hemolytic Activity and Cytotoxic Studies....Pages 193-196 Back Matter....Pages 197-199