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M W Nielen1, F A Buijtenhuijs

  • 1General Analytical and Environmental Chemistry Department, Akzo Nobel Central Research, P.O. Box 9300, 6800 SB Arnhem, The Netherlands.

Analytical Chemistry
|June 14, 2011
PubMed
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Combining liquid chromatography (LC) with mass spectrometry (MS) offers detailed polymer analysis. This study explores size-exclusion chromatography (SEC/MS), gradient polymer elution chromatography (GPEC/MS), and liquid chromatography at the critical point of adsorption (LCCC/MS) for polymer characterization.

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