This practical reference examines the latest synthesis and characterization methodologies for generating polymer blend systems. A one-stop resource, it brings together both experimental and theoretical material, much of which has previously only been available in research papers. Contributions by international experts cover miscibility enhancement, component dynamics, shape memory polymer blends, ethylene methyl acrylate (EMA) copolymer toughened polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) blends, molecular dynamics simulation studies, the conformation and topology of cyclic linear polymer blends (CLBs), strain hardening in polymer blends with fibril morphology, irradiation techniques, and directed assembly using nanopatterned chemical surfaces. The book includes black-and-white illustrations and a four-page color insert.