NMRSPECTROSCOPY&POLYMERMICROSTRUCTURE-THECONFORMATIONALCONNECTION

Thevarioustechniquesusedtoanalyzethemicrostructuresofpolymersarepresentedinthisbook.Highresolutionandsolidstatetechniquesaredescribed,andapplicationstobothsyntheticandbiologicalpolymersarediscussedindetail.ParticularemphasisisplacedonthedeterminationofpolymermicrostructurebyNMRspectroscopy.HereattentionisdrawntotheconnectionbetweenthemicrostructuresandNMRspectraofpolymers,anditisdemonstratedthatthelocalpolymerconformationprovidesthislink.Thenumerousexamplesillustratingthisconnectionareaspecialfeatureofthebook.