Effects of emulsion-based resonant infrared matrix assisted pulsed laser evaporation (RIR-MAPLE) on the molecular weight of polymers

Polymers

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 341-354

  McCormick, Ryan D ^a   Lenhardt, Jeremy ^b   Stiff Roberts, Adrienne D ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gel permeation chromatography; Molecular weight; RIR MAPLE

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DEGRADATION; DEVICE CHARACTERISTICS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; INFRARED MATRIX; INTERNAL MORPHOLOGY; LASER DEPOSITION TECHNIQUE; MATRIX ASSISTED PULSED LASER EVAPORATION; MEH-PPV; OPTO-ELECTRONIC POLYMERS; POLYMER DEPOSITION; POLYMER MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; RIR-MAPLE; STRUCTURAL DEGRADATION;

CHROMATOGRAPHY; DEGRADATION; DEPOSITION; EMULSIFICATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PULSED LASERS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84861821933     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/polym4010341     Document Type: Article

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