Table of contents : Dedication......Page 9 Preface......Page 13 Contents......Page 15 Contributors......Page 17 A Long History with Many Challenges to Meet in the Future......Page 21 Controlled Free-Radical Polymerization......Page 43 Preparation of Microlatexes Using Polymeric Surfactants or Mixed Surfactants......Page 67 Catalytic Polymerization of Olefins in Emulsion......Page 97 Functionalization of Colloidal Particles......Page 113 Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-Based Particles......Page 137 Microemulsion Polymerization......Page 165 Hollow Particles......Page 209 Preparation of Polymer and Hybrid Colloids by Miniemulsion for Biomedical Applications......Page 245 Synthesis, Characterization, and Biomedical Applications of Conducting Polymer Particles......Page 265 Preparation of Magnetic Latices......Page 305 Polymer Beads in Biomedical Chromatography......Page 339 Assembling of Polymer Particles onto Solid Supports for Medical Applications......Page 371 Polymer Colloids......Page 401 Electrokinetic and Small-Angle Neutron Scattering Studies of Thermally Sensitive Polymer Colloids......Page 439 Index......Page 459