I: Synthesis and Properties. - Synthesis and Characterization of Organo-Soluble Thermally-Curable Phenylated Aromatic Polyimides. - Polyimides from Water Soluble Precursors. - Advances in Acetylene Substituted Polyimides. - Silicon-Modified Polyimides: Synthesis and Properties. - Modified Polyimides by Silicone Block Incorporation. - V-378A A New Modified Bismaleimide Matrix Resin for High Modulus Graphite. - A Thermoplastic Polyimidesulfone. - Synthesis and Characterization of a Melt Processable Polyimide. - New Processable Polyimide Based Adhesives. - Polyetherimide: A Versatile Processable Thermoplastic. - The Synthesis of Polyamic-Acids with Controlled Molecular Weights. - Investigation of the Reactivity of Aromatic Diamines and Dianhydrides of Tetracarboxylic Acids in the Synthesis of Polyamic Acids. - Synthesis of Tin-Containing Polyimide Films. - II: Properties and Characterization. - Dielectric and Chemical Characterization of the Polyimide LARC-160. - Characterization of Polyimides and Polyamic Acids in Dilute Solution. - Polyimide Cure Determination. - In-situ Monitoring of Polyamic Acid Imidization with Microdielectrometry. - Studies on Thermal Cyclization of Polyamic Acids. - The Interplay Between Solvent Loss and Thermal Cyclization in LARC-TPI. - Kinetics and Mechanism of Thermal Cyclization of Polyamic Acids. - The Cure Rheology of PMR Polyimide Resins. - Rheological Characterization of Addition Polyimide Matrix Resins and Prepregs. - Etching of Partially Cured Polyimide. - Laser Micromachining of Polyimide Materials. - Structure Tg Relationship in Polyimides. - Softening and Melting Temperatures of Aromatic Polyimides. - Thermal Studies of Compositional Variations of Some Novel Silicone Polyimides. - Polyimide Characterization Studies Effect of Pendant Alkyl Groups. -Polyimide Thermal Analysis. - Sorption and Transport of Physically and Chemically Interacting Penetrants in Kapton Polyimide. - X-Ray Scattering Measurements Demonstrating In-Plane Anisotropy in Kapton Polyimide Films. - Thermally Stimulated Discharge Currents from Corona Charged Polypyromellitimide Film. - The Photoinduced Polarization and Autophotoelectret State in Polypyromellitimide Film. - Electrical Properties of Metal-Doped Pyridine-Derived Polyimide Films. - Metal Contact Effect on the Dielectric Relaxation Processes in Polypyromellitimide Film. - ESCA Analysis of PMDA-ODA Polyimide. - Ultrasonic and Viscometric Investigation of Polymer-Polymer Compatibility in Solutions of Polyamic Acid Blends. - Effect of Neutron and Proton Irradiation on Some Properties of Kapton. - Aminosilane-Polyimide Interactions and Their Implications in Adhesion. - Polymer Complex Formation of Polyamic Acids with Amines. - About the Contributors. Language: English