1. Editorial on “Focus Point”: Unstable Thin Films

   • A. M. Donald
   • J.-F. Joanny
   • G. Reiter

   Editorial 20 January 2004 Pages: 359 - 360

2. Morphology and structure of thin liquid-crystalline films at nematic-isotropic transition

   • P. Ziherl
   • S. Zumer

   OriginalPaper 20 January 2004 Pages: 361 - 365

3. Stability of thin nematic films

   • D. van Effenterre
   • M. P. Valignat

   OriginalPaper 20 January 2004 Pages: 367 - 372

4. P. Ziherl and S. Žumer respond

   • P. Ziherl
   • S. Zumer

   OriginalPaper 20 January 2004 Pages: 373 - 373

5. Capillary instabilities by fluctuation induced forces

   • M. D. Morariu
   • E. Schäffer
   • U. Steiner

   OriginalPaper 20 January 2004 Pages: 375 - 381

6. Unstable thin films: new questions

   • H. Kaya
   • B. Jérôme

   OriginalPaper 20 January 2004 Pages: 383 - 387

7. Spinodal-like dewetting of thermodynamically-stable thin polymer films

   • C. Bollinne
   • S. Cuenot
   • A. M. Jonas

   OriginalPaper 20 January 2004 Pages: 389 - 396

8. Many paths to dewetting of thin films: anatomy and physiology of surface instability

   • A. Sharma

   OriginalPaper 20 January 2004 Pages: 397 - 408

9. Open questions and promising new fields in dewetting

   • U. Thiele

   OriginalPaper 20 January 2004 Pages: 409 - 416

10. Some views about the controversial dewetting morphology of polystyrene films

    • O. K. C. Tsui
    • Y. J. Wang
    • B. Du

    OriginalPaper 20 January 2004 Pages: 417 - 425

11. Commentary by U. Thiele: “Tentative interpretation of the dewetting morphologies presented by Tsui et al. in the preceding paper”

    • U. Thiele

    OriginalPaper 20 January 2004 Pages: 427 - 430

12. Stability and rupture of aqueous wetting films

    • K. Werner Stöckelhuber

    OriginalPaper 20 January 2004 Pages: 431 - 435

13. Structural relaxation of spin-cast glassy polymer thin films as a possible factor in dewetting

    • H. Richardson
    • C. Carelli
    • M. Sferrazza

    OriginalPaper 20 January 2004 Pages: 437 - 441

14. Influence of surface cleaning on dewetting of thin polystyrene films

    • P. Müller-Buschbaum

    OriginalPaper 20 January 2004 Pages: 443 - 448

15. Dewetting of polymeric films: unresolved issues

    • P. F. Green
    • V. Ganesan

    OriginalPaper 20 January 2004 Pages: 449 - 454

16. Short commentary: Theory of thin liquid films: some questions and challenges

    • A. Oron

    OriginalPaper 20 January 2004 Pages: 455 - 458

17. Short commentary: Theoretical considerations on concentrated polymer interfaces: an attempt to explain dewetting of ultra-thin films

    • M. Manghi
    • M. Aubouy

    OriginalPaper 20 January 2004 Pages: 459 - 463

18. Summary and conclusions: Progress in our understanding of instabilities in thin films

    • G. Reiter

    OriginalPaper 20 January 2004 Pages: 465 - 468

19. Theoretical notes on dense polymers in two dimensions

    • A. N. Semenov
    • A. Johner

    OriginalPaper 20 January 2004 Pages: 469 - 480

20. Dynamics of living polymers

    • B. O’Shaughnessy
    • D. Vavylonis

    OriginalPaper 20 January 2004 Pages: 481 - 496

21. Crystal growth rates of diblock copolymers in thin films: Influence of film thickness

    • G. Reiter
    • L. Vidal

    OriginalPaper 20 January 2004 Pages: 497 - 505

22. Electrochemically deposited poly(3-methylthiophene) performance in single layer photovoltaic devices

    • R. Valaski
    • L. S. Roman
    • I. A. Hümmelgen

    OriginalPaper 20 January 2004 Pages: 507 - 511