C.Vix-Guterl J.L.White Institut de Chimie des Surfaces et Chemical Engineering Program Interfaces Jacobs School of Engineering 15 rue Jean Starcky University of California,San Diego 68057 Mulhouse Cedex,France La Jolla,CA 92093-0411 e-mail:C.Vix@uha.fr USA ©2003 Taylor&FrancisC. Vix-Guterl Institut de Chimie des Surfaces et Interfaces 15 rue Jean Starcky 68057 Mulhouse Cedex, France e-mail: C.Vix@uha.fr J. L. White† Chemical Engineering Program Jacobs School of Engineering University of California, San Diego La Jolla, CA 92093-0411 USA © 2003 Taylor & Francis