Molecular Characterization of Polymers presents a range of advanced and cutting-edge methods for the characterization of polymers at the molecular level, guiding the reader through theory, fundamentals, instrumentation, and applications, and supporting the end goal of efficient material selection and improved material performance.

Each chapter focuses on a specific technique or family of techniques, including the different areas of chromatography, field flow fractionation, long chain branching, static and dynamic light scattering, mass spectrometry, NMR, X-Ray and neutron scattering, polymer dilute solution viscometry, microscopy, and vibrational spectroscopy. In each case, in-depth coverage explains how to successfully implement and utilize the technique.

This practical resource is highly valuable to researchers and advanced students in polymer science, materials science, and engineering, and to those from other disciplines and industries who are unfamiliar with polymer characterization techniques.

• Introduces a range of advanced characterization methods, covering aspects such as molecular weight, polydispersity, branching, composition, and tacticity
• Enables the reader to understand and to compare the available technique, and implement the selected technique(s), with a view to improving properties of the polymeric material
• Establishes a strong link between basic principles, characterization techniques, and real-life applications

1. Basic principles of size exclusion and liquid interaction chromatography of polymers 2. Multidetector size exclusion chromatography of polymers 3. Temperature gradient interaction chromatography of polymers 4. Field-flow fractionation techniques for polymer characterization 5. Characterization of polyolefins 6. Analytical ultracentrifugation and combined molecular hydrodynamic approaches for polymer characterization 7. Dilute solution viscometry of polymers 8. Characterization of long-chain branching in polymers 9. Mass spectrometry of polymers 10. Vibrational spectroscopy of polymers 11. Characterization of polymers by NMR 12. Characterization of polymers by dynamic light scattering 13. Characterization of polymers by static light scattering 14. Characterization of polymers by LenS3 multiangle light scattering 15. X-ray and neutron scattering of polymers 16. Microscopy of polymers