The proceedings of the August 1989 symposium held in Boston comprise 24 papers divided in three broad categories: water-based inks and coatings, emulsions and adhesion in coatings, and characterization of coating and printing materials. Several types of coating and printing on different substrates u

'IHE CURRENT STATE OF 'IHE AID' of several aspects of water-based coatings and printing processes is presented in this voltnne. It documents the proceedings of the Intemationl Syrrposium on Surface RJ. enornena and Fine Particles in Water-Based Coatings and Printing Teclmology sponsored by the Fine Particle Society (FPS). ' his meeting was held in Boston, Massachusetts, August 21-25, 1989. ' he syrrp: >sium upon which this voltnne is based was organized in six sessions errphasizing various basic and applied areas of research on water-based technology. Major topics discussed involve surface...