Introduction and Perspectives

Volume 2 describes recent advances in polymer characterization listed in the following seven topics, where the number in parentheses indicates the number of chapters in the corresponding area: Characterization of Polymer Solutions (1), Characterization of Separation Methods (3), Characterization by Spectroscopy (4), Structure Characterization in Fourier Space (7), Structure Characterization in Real Space (6), Surface and Interface Characterization (5), and Thermal, Mechanical, Dielectric, and Electric Characterization (6).