The Xth European Colloid and Interface Society (ECIS) Conference was conducted jointly with its
Finnish counterpart (PKS-YKS) in Abo (Turku) Finland in September 1996. The focus was placed
on the following topics: - Properties of microemulsion systems - Structure and interactions in
thin films - Biocolloids and vesicles - Structure and interactions in dispersions - Polymers
at solid interfaces - Polymers in solutions. This volume presents a balanced and
representative selection of the papers presented at the conference.
