Introduction to polymer modification / John J. Meister -- Cellulose modification / Richard D. Gilbert and John F. Kadla -- Modification of lignin / John J. Meister -- Modification of starch / C. Mark Ott and Donal F. Day -- Modification of natural gums / C. Mark Ott and Donal F. Day -- Modification of polyethylene / Jeffrey W. Gilman -- Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene / John M. Kelly -- Modification of polystyrene / William K. Cheung -- Modification of poly(vinyl chloride) / Charles A. Daniels -- Modification of nylon / Byoung Chul Kim -- Modification of epoxy resins / Barbara F. Howell -- Modification of phenol-methanal network polymers / Veronika Strehmel and Bernd Strehmel -- Polymer liquid crystals and their blends / Witold Brostow.