1. Editorial

   • Georg Maret
   • Günter Reiter

   Editorial Pages: 3 - 3

2. Generic theory of active polar gels: a paradigm for cytoskeletal dynamics

   • K. Kruse
   • J. F. Joanny
   • K. Sekimoto

   Regular Articles 31 January 2005 Pages: 5 - 16

3. Structural investigations of DNA-polycation complexes

   • J. DeRouchey
   • R. R. Netz
   • J. O. Rädler

   Regular Articles 31 January 2005 Pages: 17 - 28

4. An analytical approach to the rise velocity of periodic bubble trains in non-Newtonian fluids

   • X. Frank
   • H. Z. Li
   • D. Funfschilling

   Regular Articles 31 January 2005 Pages: 29 - 35

5. Liquid crystal helical ribbons as isometric textures

   • M.-F. Achard
   • M. Kleman
   • H.-T. Nguyen

   Regular Articles 31 January 2005 Pages: 37 - 47

6. Nanoscopic surface patterns of diblock copolymer thin films

   • Junchai Zhao
   • Shizhe Tian
   • Bingzheng Jiang

   Regular Articles 31 January 2005 Pages: 49 - 56

7. A model of Barchan dunes including lateral shear stress

   • V. Schwämmle
   • H. J. Herrmann

   Regular Articles 31 January 2005 Pages: 57 - 65

8. Hydrophobic properties of a wavy rough substrate

   • G. Carbone
   • L. Mangialardi

   Regular Articles 31 January 2005 Pages: 67 - 76

9. Non-equilibrium behavior of sticky colloidal particles: beads, clusters and gels

   • H. Sedgwick
   • K. Kroy
   • W. C.K. Poon

   Regular Articles 31 January 2005 Pages: 77 - 80

10. Derivation of a closed form analytical expression for fluorescence recovery after photo bleaching in the case of continuous bleaching during read out

    • E. Endress
    • S. Weigelt
    • T. M. Bayerl

    Regular Articles 31 January 2005 Pages: 81 - 87

11. Memory effects in vibrated granular systems: Response properties in the generalized random sequential adsorption model

    • L. J. Budinski-Petković
    • S. B. Vrhovac

    Regular Articles 31 January 2005 Pages: 89 - 96

12. Hairpin rubber elasticity

    • J. M. Adams
    • M. Warner

    Regular Articles 31 January 2005 Pages: 97 - 107