1. Dear colleagues!

   EditorialNotes 08 February 2009 Pages: 1 - 1

2. Synthesis of polymers

   OriginalPaper 08 February 2009 Pages: 2 - 13

3. Polymer solutions and melts

   OriginalPaper 08 February 2009 Pages: 14 - 25

4. Structure and characteristics of solid polymers

   OriginalPaper 08 February 2009 Pages: 26 - 48

5. Theory and simulation

   OriginalPaper 08 February 2009 Pages: 49 - 69

6. A few notes about polymer knots

   • A. Y. Grosberg

   OriginalPaper 08 February 2009 Pages: 70 - 79

7. The state of the art in the rheology of polymers: Achievements and challenges

   • A. Ya. Malkin

   OriginalPaper 08 February 2009 Pages: 80 - 102

8. Gradient copolymers: Synthesis, structure, and properties

   • M. Yu. Zaremski
   • D. I. Kalugin
   • V. B. Golubev

   OriginalPaper 08 February 2009 Pages: 103 - 122