the wiley series in polymer science aims to cover topics in polymer science where significant advances have been made over the past decade. key features of the series will be developing areas and new frontiers in polymer science and technology. emerging fields with strong growth potential for the twenty-first century such as nanotechnology, photopolymers, electro-optic polymers etc. will be covered. additionally, those polymer classes in which important new members have appeared in recent years will be revisited to provide a comprehensive update. written by foremost experts in the field from industry and academia, these books have particular emphasis on structure-property relationships of polymers and manufacturing technologies as well as their practical and novel applications. the aim of each book in the series is to provide readers with an in-depth treatment of the state-of-the-art in that field of polymer technology. collectively, the series will provide a definitive library of the latest advances in the major polymer families as well as significant new fields of development in polymer science. this approach will lead to a better understanding and improve the cross fertilization of ideas between scientists and engineers of many disciplines. the series will be of interest to all polymer scientists and engineers, providing excellent up-to-date coverage of diverse topics in polymer science, and thus will serve as an invaluable ongoing reference collection for any technical library.