part Part I: Theory -- chapter 1 Colloid Dynamics and Transitions to Dynamically Arrested States -- chapter 2 Capillary Forces between Colloidal Particles at Fluid Interfaces -- part Part II: Structure -- chapter 3 Ionic Structures in Colloidal Electric Double Layers: Ion Size Correlations -- chapter 4 Effective Interactions of Charged Vesicles in Aqueous Suspensions -- chapter 5 Structure and Colloidal Properties of Extremely Bimodal Suspensions -- chapter 6 Structure and Stability of Filaments Made up of Microsized Magnetic Particles -- chapter 7 Glasses in Colloidal Systems: Attractive Interactions and Gelation -- chapter 8 Phase Behavior and Structure of Colloidal Suspensions in Bulk, Con nement, and External Fields -- chapter 9 Water–Water Interfaces -- chapter 10 Interfacial Phenomena Underlying the Behavior of Foams and Emulsions -- chapter 11 Rheological Models for Structured Fluids -- part Part III: Functional Materials -- chapter 12 Surface Functionalization of Latex Particles -- chapter 13 Fractal Structures and Aggregation Kinetics of Protein-Functionalized Colloidal Particles -- chapter 14 Advances in the Preparation and Biomedical Applications of Magnetic Colloids -- chapter 15 Colloidal Dispersion of Metallic Nanoparticles: Formation and Functional Properties -- chapter 16 Hydrophilic Colloidal Networks (Micro- and Nanogels) in Drug Delivery and Diagnostics -- chapter 17 Responsive Microgels for Drug Delivery Applications -- chapter 18 Colloidal Photonic Crystals and Laser Applications -- chapter 19 Droplet-Based Micro uidics: Picoliter-Sized Reactors for Mesoporous Microparticle Synthesis -- chapter 20 Electro-Optical Properties of Gel–Glass Dispersed Liquid Crystals Devices by Chemical Modi cation of the LC/Matrix Interface -- chapter 21 Nano-Emulsion Formation by Low-Energy Methods and Functional Properties.