Polymer Surface and Interface Characterization Techniques -- Structure Determination in Thin Film Geometry Using Grazing Incidence Small-Angle Scattering -- Vibrational Spectroscopic and Optical Methods -- X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy -- Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry -- Characterization of Polymer Surfaces by Wetting and Electrokinetic Measurements - Contact Angle, Interfacial Tension, Zeta Potential -- Mechanical Properties of Polymers at Surfaces and Interfaces -- Interfaces Between Incompatible Polymers -- Liquid-Liquid and Liquid-Vapor Interfaces in Polymeric Systems -- Plasma Modification of Polymer Surfaces and Plasma Polymerization -- Grafting on Solid Surfaces: "Grafting to" and "Grafting from" Methods -- Surface Modification by Adsorption of Polymers and Surfactants -- Nanostructures in Thin Films from Nanostructured Polymeric Templates: Self-Assembly -- Influencing the Interface in Polymer Blends by Compatibilization with Block Copolymers -- Interfacial Phenomena of Biomaterials -- Plasma Modification of Polymer Surfaces and Plasma Polymerization.