Advances in Polymer Characterization: Methodologies and Applications

by Theodore Provder, Marek W. Urban

As polymer systems have become more complex, often consisting of blends or composites of a variety of materials, analysis based on single measurement of average property no longer adequately characterizes a polymeric material. Consequently, researchers are using linked instrumental techniques to characterize the materials, and this has resulted in what is termed hyphenated techniques. This book presents a snapshot of state-of-the-art applications and methodologies of polymer characterization techniques in six Hyphenated Spectroscopic Methods, Hyphenated Chromatographic Methods, Chromatographic Methods, Surface Analysis Methods, Microscopic Methods, and Solid State NMR Methods.

464 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000