chapter 1 Design Optimization of Composite Laminates under Deterministic and Uncertain Conditions / chapter 2 In-Process Monitoring for Control of Closed-Mold Techniques for the Manufacture of Thermosetting Matrix Composites -- chapter 3 Manufacture and Performance of Z-Pinned Composites / chapter 4 Modeling Concepts for the Spherulitic Growth in Polymers and Composites -- chapter 5 Rheological Measurements and Modeling of Noncolloidal Particulate Suspensions -- chapter 6 Properties and Optical Behavior of PE/Vinyl Copolymer IPN-like Networks -- chapter 7 Cure and Rubber Toughening of Vinyl Ester Resins / chapter 8 Properties of Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers and Their Blends -- chapter 9 Gas Barrier Properties of Polymeric Materials / chapter 10 Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites / chapter 11 Review of Polymer Composites with Carbon Nanotubes / chapter 12 Performance Synergism in Polymer-Based Hybrid Materials / chapter 13 Synthetic Biomedical Polymers for Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery -- chapter 14 An Introduction to Absorbable and Degradable Systems and Their Biomedical Application.