For those who examine the formulation of polymeric materials, this resource is organized for quick reference and emphasizes principles and characteristics and industrial applicability. Rather than wet chemical routes of analysis, coverage is mainly concerned with applications where such routes are not an option, as with high-molecular weight additives, grafting, incorporation in the polymer backbone, and reactive systems, or in surface analysis, microanalysis, and spatially resolved analysis. The focus is on the direct deformulation of solid polymer/additive compounds. Coverage includes solid-state spectroscopy, thermal analysis and pyrolysis, laser techniques, surface studies, and microanalysis, along with process analytics, quantitative analysis, and modern analytical method development and validation. The author is affiliated with DSM Research, The Netherlands. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)