Modern Techniques for Polymer Characterisation

Taking an interdisciplinary perspective, this volume provides aunique insight into the principal characterisation techniquesavailable for determining the size of macromolecules in solution,their structural sequences and molecular weight.Recognition of macromolecules as a distinct state of matter owesmuch to the availability of various techniques for molar masscharacterisation. In recent years, significant progress has beenmade into refining and developing these techniques but there hasbeen a need for a volume that describes all the principalcharacterisation techniques and their relevance to various types ofmaterial. This book reflects some of the most recent advances andcovers such techniques as:* Temperature rising elution fractionation* Field flow fractionation* Static and dynamic light scattering* Neutron scattering* Vapour Pressure Osmometry/Viscometry* Ultrafugation and Sedimentation* Gel Electrophoresis of Biological Macromolecules* Mass Spectrometry of PolymersThe book will be invaluable for all those who are concerned withthe study and use of macromolecular materials. It describes thedevelopments that have been made in methods for molar masscharacterisation and also the size of molecules in solution andsolid phases. As the problem of molar mass characterisation iscommon to synthetic and biological polymers, this book will be ofinterest not only to polymer chemists, engineers and technologists,but also for biologists and scientists in numerous allieddisciplines.