Table of contents : Surface Modification of Polymers by Grafting....Pages 1-39 Phase Structure of Polyethylene and Other Crystalline Polymers by Solid-State 13 C NMR....Pages 41-102 Laser Light Scattering Characterization of Special Intractable Macromolecules in Solution....Pages 103-134 Mean-Field Kinetic Modeling of Polymerization: The Smoluchowski Coagulation Equation....Pages 135-172