In this Rapra Review Report Dr. Willoughby describes the curing process, and then reviews the theory and implementation of a wide range of measuring techniques. Physical property measurements evaluated include modulus, hardness, viscosity and swelling, as well as dielectric and ultrasonic techniques. Methods which measure chemical changes include IR and NMR spectroscopy, gas chromatography, differential scanning calorimetry and wet analytical techniques.

The review is supplemented by an indexed section containing over 500 abstracts of published papers, derived from the Polymer Library.