An Introduction to Polymer Analysis - A Lesson in GPC Fundamentals

Polymer analysis is becoming ever more complex and important in product design and upholding safety standards across a wide range of industries. Analysis of polymeric materials has never been more key to meeting both your supply chain and customer requirements. The meet the experts series in designed to give you an insight into how polymer separation techniques can help you meet some of these analytical challenges, learn how to get the separation methods/techniques and truly interrogate your GPC/SEC data. There is also an added bonus to discuss all of your polymer separation related questions to our panel of polymer analysis experts.

Session 1 - An Introduction to Polymer Analysis - A Lesson in GPC Fundamentals – Don Trinite

• Introduction to Size-Exclusion Chromatography

• Understand how the technique aids polymer analysis

• Determination of Molecular Weight, Distribution, and Polydispersity

Presenter: Don Trinite (Senior Principal Technical Support Specialist, Waters Corporation)

Don Trinite has been working at Waters Corporation for thirty-five years. Don is a Senior Principal Technical Support Specialist for Waters Technologies Corporation for the last twenty-nine years. He is involved in developing seminars for training users in methods development and methods transfer and troubleshooting for HPLC, UPLC, IC, GPC, Prep LC and UPC² ™ He is a key person in amino acid applications development and support. Recently, he has been involved with the Andrew+™ Robotic system, testing protocols for various amino acid sample protocols to automate different aspects of sample handling for these types of samples. He is also involved in troubleshooting for Data Handling and Networking Systems. Don has also developed methods for users and has had several application notes published. Prior to this, Don was in the field service organization for Waters as Senior Service Specialist and Service Manager for five years. He was previously employed in the chemical industry by UOP, Des Plaines, Illinois, in a chromatography service group supporting chemical synthesis, production and natural product research as a Senior Research Technician. Don has a total of 43 years of experience in the LC field.