Professor Brian Vincent is a leading light in colloid science both in the UK and internationally. The science Brian has been involved in has influenced many areas of colloids both academically and industrially. He has collaborated with many sectors of industry (including pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals, agrochemicals, personal products, laundry products, paints and coatings). Brian has also been an active member of both the Royal Society of Chemistry and the SCI and has collaborated with many universities in the UK and overseas. This unique book is effectively a compendium of Brian's research, complemented by contributions on current topics in colloids by some of the leading scientists in the field. It provides an overview of the broad spectrum of colloid and interface science in which Brian has been a research pioneer for many years. The authors are all collaborators and/or former students of Brian, and are of international standing in colloid science and as such make this book an invaluable reference tool. The book backs up a meeting organised jointly by the Royal Society of Chemistry Colloid and Interface Science Group and the SCI Colloid & Surface Science Group and covers topics such as: -The Adsorption of Small, Negative Particles onto Large Positive Particles -Polymer Chemistry, Hypervelocity Physics and the CASSINI Space Mission -The BV Droplets Downunder: From Model Emulsions to Drug Delivery -Polymers and Surfactants at Interfaces -Controlled Release as Desorption from Porous Polymeric Systems -Characterisation and Application of Colloidal Micorogels -Surface Modification However, the book is not just reflective, but provides insight into new areas in which colloid science is being applied. It has specific appeal to colloid scientists in academia and industry who will find this book both fascinating and inspirational as well as an indispensable reference tool. Professor Brian Vincent is a leading light in colloid science both in the UK and internationally. The science he has been involved in has influenced many areas of colloids both academically and industrially. He has collaborated with many sectors of industry (including pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals, agrochemicals, personal products, laundry products, paints and coatings). Brian Vincent has also been an active member of both Royal Society of Chemistry Publishing and the SCI and has collaborated with many universities in the UK and overseas. This unique book is effectively a compendium of Professor Brian Vincent's research, complemented by contributions on current topics in colloids by some of the leading scientists in the field. It provides an overview of the broad spectrum of colloid and interface science in which Professor Brian Vincent has been a research pioneer for many years. The authors are all collaborators and/or former students of Professor Vincent, and are of international standing in colloid science and as such make this book an invaluable reference tool. The book backs up a meeting organised jointly by the Royal Society of Chemistry Colloid and Interface Science Group and the SCI Colloid & Surface Science Group and covers topics such as: -The Adsorption of Small, Negative Particles onto Large Positive Particles -Polymer Chemistry, Hypervelocity Physics and the CASSINI Space Mission -The BV Droplets Downunder: From Model Emulsions to Drug Delivery -Polymers and Surfactants at Interfaces -Controlled Release as Desorption from Porous Polymeric Systems -Characterisation and Application of Colloidal Micorogels -Surface Modification However, the book is not just reflective, but provides insight into new areas in which colloid science is being applied. It has specific appeal to colloid scientists in academia and industry who will find this book both fascinating and inspirational as well as an indispensable reference tool.