Synopsis
The 38th General Meeting of the German Colloid Society was held at the Universty of Essen, Germany, from September 29th to October 2nd, 1997. The selection of papers in this volume cover a broad range of fundamental aspects as well as more recent developments. It focuses on the following sections: technical applications; advanced experimental techniques; thin films and interfaces; suspensions and microcapsules; emulsions, microemulsions and foams; macromolecules; association colloids; and colloidal systems in environmental science.