chapter 1 A Long History with Many Challenges to Meet in the Future -- chapter 2 Controlled Free-Radical Polymerization -- chapter 3 Preparation of Microlatexes Using Polymeric Surfactants or Mixed Surfactants / chapter 4 Catalytic Polymerization of Olefins in Emulsion -- chapter 5 Functionalization of Colloidal Particles / chapter 6 Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-Based particles -- chapter 7 Microemulsion Polymerization -- chapter 8 Hollow Particles -- chapter 9 Preparation of Polymer and Hybrid Colloids by Miniemulsion for Biomedical Applications / chapter 10 Synthesis, Characterization, and Biomedical Applications of Conducting Polymer Particles -- chapter 11 Preparation of Magnetic Latices -- chapter 12 Polymer Beads in Biomedical Chromatography -- chapter 1 Chpater 13: Assembling of Polymer Particles onto Solid Supports for Medical Applications / chapter 14 Polymer Colloids -- chapter 15 Electrokinetic and Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Studies of Thermally Sensitive Polymer Colloids