This Laboratory Manual contains detailed descriptions for the synthesis and characterization of macromolecules. Around 110 elaborated examples, consisting of descriptions of experiments, as well as sufficient theoretical explanations enable the reader to learn about the syntheses, modification, characterization and properties of polymers including recent developments. All experiments can be conducted with adequate laboratory equipment. Suitable for students in organic and polymer chemistry as well as for chemists in industry who want to acquaint themselves with the theoretical and practical aspects of macromolecular chemistry.

Prof. Dr. Dietrich Braun was the leader of the German Institute for Synthetic Materials in Darmstadt (Deutsches Kunststoff-Institut (DKI)) until his retirment in 2000. He is the author of numerous textbooks and research books.

Prof. Dr. Harald Cherdron was the director of the Department of Polymer Materials and Central Resarch in Höchst and Professor at the University Marburg until his retirement in 1994.

Since 1999 Prof. Dr. Matthias Rehahn holds a professorship at the Ernst-Berl-Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry at the Technical University Darmstadt, and he is the leader of the German Institute for Synthetic Materials in Darmstadt.

Since 2001 Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Helmut Ritter is head of the Institute of Organic Chemistry  and Macromolecular Chemistry at the University Düsseldorf.

Prof. Dr. Brigitte Voit is Managing Director/Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) of the "Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V." (IPF) and head of the IPF Institute Macromolecular Chemistry.