Table of Contents

Surface Modifications.- The Preparation of Methyl Methacrylate/Methacrylic Anhydride Copolymers from PMMA and Dialkyl Amines via Reaction Extrusion.- Grafting of Hindered Amine Groups on EPDM and Polyoctenamer via Photo-Hydroperoxidation.- Reactive Gases as Reagents for Polymer Films Chemical Modifications.- The Synthesis of Hydrophobe-Modified Hydroxyethyl Cellulose Polymers Using Phase Transfer Catalysis.- The Synthesis and Characterization of Polyesters Derived from L-Lactide and Variably-Sized Poly(Caprolactone).- Reactions with Vinyl Polymers.- The Functionalization of Polyolefins by Using Reactive Intermediates.- Chemical Modification of Acrylamide Polymers in Aqueous Solution.- Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(Magnesium Acrylate) and Poly(Zirconyl Acrylate) towards the Formation of Magnesium Partially Stabilized Zirconia Ceramics.- Preparation of Functionalized Polymers by Reactions of Poly(Vinylbenzyl Chloride).- Graft Copolymerization of Vinyl Monomers onto Polymers Containing Styrene.- Chemical Cross-Linking by Glutaraldehyde between Amino Groups: Its Mechanism and Effects.- Poly(Chlorotrifluoroethylene) Substituted Reactions.- Inorganic-Containing and Shaped Polymers.- Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Inorganic Tin Ionomers.- Computer Modeling of Poly(Acrylic Acid) and Its Salts.- Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Titanocene-Containing Polyethers Based on Reaction with Ethylene Oxide-Containing Diols, Including Poly(Ethylene Glycol).- Synthesis of Novel Silanol Polymers and Copolymers by a Selective Oxidation of Si—H Bond from Corresponding Precursor Polymers.- Synthesis and Ion-Coupling Reactions of Telechelic Poly(Dimethylsiloxane) Having Cyclic Onium Salt Groups.- An Empirical and Modeling Study of Boron Speciation inSolution with a Reactive Dendrimeric Polymer.- Author Index.