Polymer Characterization Spectroscopic, Chromatographic, and Physical Instrumental Methods

Reports significant advances in polymer characterization and analytical procedures and automation. Discusses different techniques and applications of seven major analytical methods. Also covers new or highly specialized techniques.

Physical Properties: Torsional Braid Analysis; Dynamic Mechanical Analysis; Viscoelastic Solids; Triblock & Multiblock Copolymers Thermal Methods: DSC and the Single Dynamic Temperature Scan Method: Thermogravimetry Applied to Degradation Kinetics Chromatographic Methods: Fractionation; Orthogonal Chromatography; Size Exclusion Chromatography Electron Microscopy: Scanning Electron Microscopy; Molecular Optical Laser Examiner; Transmission Electron Microscopy; Electron Crystal Structure Analysis Nuclear Magnetic Resonance:13C and 19F NMR; Variable Temperature Magic Angle Spinning; Fluoropolymers; Semicrystalline Polymers; Poly(styrene-co-chloromethylstyrene) Gels IR Spectroscopy; Vibrational; Time-Resolved and Photoacoustic FTIR; Polyacrylonitrile Copolymers; Polymer Degradation Analytical Pyrolysis/GC/MS: Pyrolysis/GC (glass capillary); Laser Desorption Mass Spectrometry; Pyrolysis/MS Pattern Recognition; Biopolymers Special Topics: Scattering Studies; Excimer Fluorescence