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Instrumentation for Combinatorial and High-Throughput Polymer Research: A Short Overview

  1. Stefan Schmatloch,
  2. Michael A. R. Meier,
  3. Ulrich S. Schubert*

Article first published online: 29 JAN 2003

DOI: 10.1002/marc.200390018

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Macromolecular Rapid Communications

Macromolecular Rapid Communications

Volume 24, Issue 1, pages 33–46, January 2003

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Schmatloch, S., Meier, M. A. R. and Schubert, U. S. (2003), Instrumentation for Combinatorial and High-Throughput Polymer Research: A Short Overview. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 24: 33–46. doi: 10.1002/marc.200390018

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  1. Laboratory of Macromolecular Chemistry and Nanoscience, Eindhoven University of Technology and Dutch Polymer Institute, PO Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands

*Laboratory of Macromolecular Chemistry and Nanoscience, Eindhoven University of Technology and Dutch Polymer Institute, PO Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Fax: 0031 (0)40 247 4186

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 29 JAN 2003
  2. Article first published online: 29 JAN 2003
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 12 NOV 2002
  4. Manuscript Revised: 10 NOV 2002
  5. Manuscript Received: 2 OCT 2002

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Keywords:

  • automated synthesis;
  • combinatorial materials research;
  • high-throughput screening;
  • instrumentation;
  • polymers;
  • robots

Abstract

Starting in biochemistry and pharmaceutical chemistry, combinatorial methods, automated synthesis and high-throughput characterization are being further developed for organic synthesis and polymer research. The development is strongly driven by the achievements in biochemistry and pharmaceutical chemistry and the need to minimize the time-to-market for novel polymeric products. The success of high-throughput methodologies in polymer science is partially limited by the commercially available hardware (synthesizers, workstations, robots, online-characterization instruments, etc.) and software. A short overview of commercially available equipment for polymer research is provided in this Review.

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