1. Introduction to Solvents 2. Solvent Effects on Chemical Systems 3. Molecular Design of Solvents 4. Basic Physical and Chemical Properties of Solvents 5. Definitions and Solvent Classification 6. Overview of Methods of Solvent Manufacture 7. Solvent Properties 8. Simple Solvent Characteristics 9. Effect of System Variables on Solubility 10. Solvation Dynamics 11. Methods for the Measurement of Solvent Activity of Polymer Solutions 12. Experimental Methods of Evaluation and Calculation of Solubility Parameters of Polymers and Solvents 13. Prediction of Solubility Parameter 14. Methods of Calculation of Solubility Parameters of Solvents and Polymers 15. Modern Views on Kinetics of Swelling of Crosslinked Elastomers in Solvents 16. Equilibrium Swelling in Binary Solvents 17. Swelling Data on Crosslinked Polymers in Solvents 18. Influence of Structure on Equilibrium Swelling 19. Effect of Strain on Swelling of Nanostructured Elastomers 20. Effects of Thermodynamic Parameters of Polymer-Solvent System on the Swelling Kinetics of Crosslinked Elastomers 21. Diffusion, Swelling, and Drying 22. Bubbles Dynamics and Boiling of Polymeric Solutions 23. Mixed Solvents 24. The Phenomenological Theory of Solvent Effects in Mixed Solvent Systems 25. General Concept of Acid-Base Interactions 26. Acid-Base Equilibria in Ionic Solvents (Ionic Melts) 27. Solvent Effects Based on Pure Solvent Scales 28. Acid/Base Properties of Solvents Mixtures 29. Solvent Effects on Electronic and Vibrational Spectra 30. Dielectric Solvent Effects on the Intensity of Light Absorption and the Radiative Rate Constant 31. Solvatochromic Behavior 32. Rheological Properties, Aggregation, Permeability, Molecular Structure, Crystallinity, and other Properties Affected by Solvents 33. Solvent Effects on Chemical Reactivity 34. Solvent Effects on Free Radical Polymerization