This source of information on tried and tested techniques on the analysis of rubber and rubber-like polymers also has an assessment of their validity. Rubber products are ubiquitous and impinge daily on all aspects of life. They range from health-related and medical products through literally hundreds of components in every motor vehicle to heavy engineering products such as earthquake-resistant bearings which form the foundations of a growing number of buildings. Each product may contain up to a dozen chemicals, selected from a range of thousands, which are added in such a way that the final vulcanized article has certain pre-defined properties. This book provides a systemic analytical approach to answering virtually any query about the composition of a rubber product, its safety for a specific purpose or its reason for failing in service.