The book consists of contributions from friends and associates of Professor Frank E. Karasz at a Symposium held in honor of his 70th birthday. The general theme is "New Polymeric Materials" and the book is organized into several sub-topics including, New Opto-electronic Polymers, New Bio Medical Polymers, New Polymers in Nano-technology, and New Instrumental Technologies for Polymer Characterization. The book is unique in bringing together leaders in the field active
in the latest developments of new polymers for advanced technological applications. In addition Professor Karasz is one of the true giants in the field of opto-electronic polymers used as Light Emitting Diodes (LED's) and is one of the principal architects in providing the current understanding of
the thermodynamic principles of polymer blending. A volume celebrating Professor Karasz's achievements would have wide appeal to the international community.