Advanced Polymeric Materials: Structure Property Relationships addresses the issues, characterization, durability, processing, and properties of state-of-the-art polymers. In chapters contributed by international experts-all in the vanguard of their respective specialties-it explores four distinct areas of the field that are now undergoing explosive growth: fiber reinforced composites, nanocomposites, polymer blends, and bioengineering. This welcome narrative treatment presents a unique, one-stop opportunity to discover the latest research on polymer modification from laboratories around the world.