SBIR Phase II: Coupled High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Instrumentation for the Characterization of Polymers

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9501303 Dwyer This Small Business Innovation Research Phase II project will significantly improve hyphenated Liquid Chromatography/Infrared (LC/IR) Spectroscopy technology for use in polymer characterization. This methodology provides a marked advance over conventional chromatography/IR spectroscopic analytic methods. Phase I research successfully developed a prototype for a wide variety of polymer applications. The Phase II research plan is divided into four parts: (1) define limits of the system, including quantitative analysis, and examination of artifacts; (2) expand the list of applications: test additional copolymer systems, as well as blends and alloys; (3) modify system design to provide automated multi-sample analysis; and (4) develop 3D/IR software to link with commercial chromatography software packages, and to provide additional modes of data analysis. The combined capacity of the hardware/software represents a quantum advance in capability for polymer characterization. The results of this study will expand the commercial market to polymer scientists working on a wide range of applications from research to manufacturing and quality control.