NMR Spectroscopy is one of the most important methods for polymer characterization. Actually, high resolution NMR spectra played a key role in characterizing polymer microstructure and in understanding polymerization mechanisms. The solid state NMR has been used to probe the structure, conformation, organization, and dynamics of polymers in their native state. Because of the importance of polymers to industry, substantial investment has been made in NMR spectroscopy in industrial laboratories. Thus, excellent research work is being done not only in academia and in government laboratories but also in industry. The symposium will cover a broad variety of topics including studies of the structure, dynamics, and diffusivity of polymers in solutions, melts, and the solid state. Typical topics will be 1) new methodology development; 2) polymer dynamics and diffusion; 3) nanostructures and nanocomposites; 4) supramolecular assemblies; 5) blends, miscibility, and heterogeneity; 6) polymers under confinements and on surfaces; 7) multidimensional NMR; 8) polypeptides, proteins and carbohydrates. |
