This special issue of the European Journal of Lipid Science and Technologycovers highlights presented at the 9~(th) Euro Fed Lipid Congress held from September 18-21, 2011, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The topics are diverse and not only of interest for experts on lipid sciences, since nanobiotech, medical application as well as plant breeding and biodiesel are discussed.A review by Mouritsen in the area of nano-medicine explains how deeper insights in the physical chemistry of lipids, membranes, and (nano)particles together with interfacial enzymology can be used for a rational design of intelligent drug delivery systems. Liskova et al. report on the cytotoxicity of oleate/β-lactoglobulin complexes with a potential use as anti-tumor agents.
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