Drs. Wei Tian & Yanhui Chen Sep-Dec. 2014
Our main aims To know how to investigate polymers by utilizing modern instruments Our main aims A B C To master main characterization methods for polymers To master how to describe the different instruments in our papers
Course schedule Course introduction and visit Instrument introduction Examination
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) Raman Spectroscopy (RS) Ultraviolet Spectroscopy (UV) Fluorescence Spectroscopy (FS)
1 H NMR (Common) 13 C NMR (Common) 15 N/ 19 F/ 29 Si/ 31 P NMR Two Dimensional NMRs ( 1 H- 1 H homonuclear correlation; 13 C- 1 H heteronuclear correlation ) Solid-state NMR
Mass spectrometry (MS) Field Ionization (FI) Time of Flight Mass Spectrum (TOF MS) Field Desorption (FD )
Gas Chromatography (GC) Gel Permeation Chromatography (GC) Liquid Chromatography (LC) Size Exclusion Chromatography /Multi angle Laser Light Scattering (SEC/MALLS)
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TA) Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA)
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) Atomic Force Microscope ( AFM )
Powder Diffractometer In situ synchrotron radiation: AP-PRT SWAXS at X27C Wide Angle X-ray Diffraction Small Angle X-ray Scattering