Honolulu is a most beautiful place, suitable for all occa­ sions. Its choice as the meeting site for the first Joint Chemical Congress between the American Chemical SOCiety and the Chemical Society of Japan was praised by scientists from both sides. During this Congress, the International Conference on Adhesion and Adsorption of Polymers was held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel between April 2 and 5, 1979. We had speakers from ten nations presenting over forty papers related to the subject matter. It was a memorable event. Unlike our two previous adhesion symposia held in 1971 and 1975, this was the first time in the same conference that we discussed both adhesion and adsorption of polymers simultaneously. These two important phenomena are not only inter-related, but also equally important in adhesive technology as well as biochemical processes. The papers presented to this Conference deal with these two phenomena from both fundamental and practical viewpoints. Furthermore, with the advance of new surface analytical techniques, the actual, microscopic happenings at the interfaces can be pin­ pointed. Thus, characterization of interface became one of the major focuses of this Conference. As a result, a broad coverage of the subject matter includes statistical thermodynamics, surface physics, surface analysis, fracture mechaniCS, viscoelasticity, failure analysis, surface modification, adsorption kinetics, bio­ polymer adsorption, etc. Thanks to the diligence of our contri­ butors, we are now able to publish the final papers in these two volumes.

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of Volume 12B.- Role of Interface in the Strength of Composite Materials.- Surface Modification of Polyethylene by Radiation-Induced Grafting for Adhesive Bonding.- Adhesive Tack.- Adhesion Measurement of Polymeric Films and Coatings with Special Reference to Photoresist Materials.- Adhesion of Thin Plasma-Polymerized Films to Metals.- Adhesion of Filled Polyolefins to Metals and Glass.- Adhesive Characteristics of Ultraviolet Radiation Curable Resins.- An Evaluation of the Phenomena and Their Final Effects Resulting from a Corona Discharge on Low Density Polyethylene.- Adsorption of Polymers from the Melt and Solutions of Finite Concentration.- On the Structure of Boundary Layers of Polymers on Solid Surfaces.- Selective Adsorption of Polymers from Solution.- Reaction in Models of Bio-Membranes in Connection with Cell Motion.- Kinetics of Cell Adhesion to a Hydrophilic-Hydrophobic Copolymer Model System.- The Kinetics of Adsorption of Plasma Proteins to a Series of Hydrophilic-Hydrophobic Copolymers.- Surface Characterization of Hydrophilic-Hydrophobic Copolymer Model Systems I. A Preliminary Study.- Characterization of Adsorption Polymers at the Liquid-Solid and Liquid-Liquid Interfaces by Interfacial Tension.- Adsorption of Polyelectrolyte Studied by Ellipsometry.- Adsorption Studies of Polymers on Metals by Fourier Transform Reflection Infrared Spectroscopy.- Role of Coupling Agents in Metal-Polymer Adhesion: 1. The Structure of the Silane Film at Metal-Polymer Interface.- Microstructure, Orientation, and Mechanical Properties of Polytetrafluoroethylene.- Adsorption of Proteins at Solid Surfaces.- The Adsorption of Human Serum Albumin and ?-Globulin on Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Surfaces.- Adsorption of Soluble Collagen and Adsorption to Adsorbed SolubleCollagen.- Conformational Changes of Structure of Immunoglobulin (IgG) and its Fragments Fab and Fc at the Air-Water and Water-Solid Interfaces.- About the Contributors.- Author Index.