Content: Preface1. Polymer Gels: Basics, Challenges, and Perspectives2. Competitive Solvation Effects in Polyelectrolyte Solutions3. Computationally Driven Design of Soft Materials with Tissue-like Mechanical Properties4. Probe Diffusion Dynamic Light Scattering of Polymer solutions and Gels5. Nanostructure Evolution of Biomimetic Hydrogel from Silk Fibroin and Poly(N-Vinylcaprolactam): A Small Angle Neutron Scattering Study6. Model Polymer Thin Films To Measure Structure and Dynamics of Confined, Swollen Networks7. Effect of Solvent Quality and Monomer Water Solubility on Soft Nanoparticle Morphology8. The Design and Applications of Beta-Hairpin Peptide Hydrogels9. Self-Assembly and Mechanical Properties of a Triblock Copolymer Gel in a Mid-block Selective Solvent10. Mechanics of Disordered Fiber Networks11. Elastic Relaxation and Response to Deformation of Soft Gels12. Structure-Property Comparison and Self-Assembly Studies of Molecular Gels Derived from (R)-12-Hydroxystearic Acid Derivatives as Low Molecular Mass Gelators13. The Importance of Phase Behavior in Understanding Structure-Property Relationships in Crystalline Small Molecule/Polymer Gels14. A Nanoindentation Approach To Assess the Mechanical Properties of Heterogeneous Biological Tissues with Poorly Defined Surface Characteristics15. Gels for the Cleaning of Works of Art16. Polymeric Nanoparticles Explored for Drug-Delivery Applications17. Using Polymer Science To Improve Concrete: Superabsorbent Polymer Hydrogels in Highly Alkaline Environments18. Heterogeneity in Cement HydratesEditors' BiographiesAuthor IndexSubject Index