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Despite rapid progress in the area, of particle and protein transport, deposition and structuring at boundary surfaces,there is no other book devoted entirely to the subject. Particles at Interfaces: Interactions, Deposition, Structure, Second edition: revised and extended cohesively fills this gap by combining traditional theories of electrostatics, hydrodynamics, and transport with new approaches based on computer simulations. . In this revised and extended edition, the particle and protein adsorption phenomena are unified by presenting recent developments in this growing field of nanoscience. While experimental data is available in vast quantities, there is a deficit in quality interpretation of that data. This title provides such information simply but not simplistically, emphasizing the understanding of the basic physics behind practical problems thus empowering the reader to estimate relevant effects. The book includes solved problems of particle transport under non-linear conditions and their relevance to predicting protein adsorption, including an entirely new chapter devoted to polyelectrolyte and protein adsorption at solid/liquid and solid/gas interfaces. The title also explores the newly emerged fields of biosensor, protein chips, and architectural multilayers of proteins, nanoparticles and polyelectrolytes. Particles at Interfaces: Interactions, Deposition, Structure, Second Edition, provides readily accessible theoretical data and recent experimental results and serves as a valuable resource for both students and advanced professionals working in academia and industry.