Polymer Characterization Seminar
Advances in polymer science are rapidly expanding the use of polymers across a wide range of industries and end-use applications like life-saving medicines, food packaging and safety, consumer electronics, personal care products and much more.
Continued innovation of new polymeric materials and development of processes for recycling existing materials require analytical tools for chemical characterization and assessing product quality. The latest advancements in analytical technologies play a key part in materials characterization.
By leveraging the latest analytical technologies, such as chromatography and mass spectrometry, organizations can gain a competitive advantage and accelerate their materials innovation to enhance productivity, improve processing, and meet sustainability goals.
Join Waters Corporation for the day where you will have the opportunity to learn how the latest chromatography and mass spectrometry advancements are being deployed for polymer and materials characterization.
Who Should Attend:
- Scientists and chemists working with polymers and who have an interest in learning how chromatography and mass spectrometry can be applied to polymer analysis.
Topics will include:
- Size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) fundamentals
- Applying SEC analysis to polymers
- Learn how to process polymer SEC data using Empower™ software
- Advancements in Waters ACQUITY Advanced Polymer Chromatography (APC) LC system
- Selecting columns and chemistry consumables
- Introduction to mass spectrometry (MS) – ionization sources, mass analyzers, quadrupole vs. time-of-flight MS
- Polymer and materials analysis by MALS.
🗓️ Date: January 27, 2026
🕗 Time: 10:00 AM-2:00 PM CT
📍 Location: Waters Corporation, 5909 West Loop South, Ste 330, Houston, TX 77041
