Polymers are mainly characterized by molar mass, chemical composition,
functionality and architecture. The determination of the complex
structure of polymers by chromatographic and spectroscopic methods is
one of the major concerns of polymer analysis and characterization. This
lab manual describes the experimental approach to the chromatographic
analysis of polymers. Different chromatographic methods, their
theoretical background, equipment, experimental procedures and
applications are discussed. The book will enable polymer chemists,
physicists and material scientists as well as students of macromolecular
and analytical science to optimize chromatographic conditions for a
specific separation problem. Special emphasis is given to the
description of applications for homo- and copolymers and polymer blends.