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The subject of the phase behavior of polymer blends is quite vast and much too large to fit in a single volume of Advances in Polymer Science, so the present volume is the first in a planned series. The lead article in this volume by Schwahn describes his small angle neutron scattering experiments for a variety of polymer blend systems, including homopolymer and copolymer blends, as well as the fascinating mixtures of diblock copolymers with homopolymers and the technologically important influences of pressure and additives on blend phase behavior. Schwahn’s article focuses on the important influences of critical fluctuations on the phase behavior and emphasizes the need for analyzing experimental data accordingly in order to provide meaningful comparisons between experiments and theories of polymer blends, which are generally of the mean field variety.