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Preface Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a premiere technique for the studies of polymers. Since 1950s, the literature on this topic has grown rapidly. A large body of ingenious techniques has been developed that have enriched the field and provided NMR practitioners with many valuable tools to use in their work. The field now covers a broad spectrum of activities, from polymer identification, quality control, and reaction monitoring to structure determination, polymer morphology, compatibility, chain conformation, dynamics, diffusion, and imaging. For many years we have organized successful symposia devoted to NMR Spectroscopy of Polymers at roughly every 3 years. The purpose is to provide an international forum for the presentation of recent advances in NMR techniques and characterization of natural and synthetic polymers, including agriculturally based materials. We strive to invite speakers who are acknowledged leaders in this field. Over the years, it has become the largest and the foremost symposia for the NMR studies of polymers. This book is based on such a symposium held at the Pacifichem meeting on December 17-21, 2010 in Honolulu, Hawaii. At this meeting, there were 43 talks and 24 posters, representing the state-of-the-art research of polymer NMR in solids, liquids, and imaging. Many exciting new techniques and findings were reported. In this symposium book, a total of 30 articles are included, covering the following topics: Fundamental and applied research New methodology development Polymer structure determination Polymer dynamics and diffusion Nanostructures and nanocomposites Supramolecular assemblies Blends, miscibility, and heterogeneity Polymers under confinements and on surfaces Multidimensional NMR In addition, we are thankful to Professor Hans Spiess for an overview of solid NMR and Professor Peter Rinaldi for a tutorial on solution NMR. It is our hope that this book provides a good representation of what is happening at the forefront of research in polymer NMR and also captures some of the excitements we saw at the Pacifichem symposium. This book is targeted for chemists, physicists, biochemists, and chemical engineers as well as graduate students who are engaged in research and xi Cheng et al.; NMR Spectroscopy of Polymers: Innovative Strategies for Complex Macromolecules ACS Symposium Series; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2011.
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applications of polymer NMR. It can also be a useful reference book for people who are interested in these topics. We thank the authors for their timely contributions and their cooperation while the manuscripts were being reviewed and revised. Thanks are also due to the ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry, Inc. for sponsoring the 2010 symposium. We also acknowledge the generous funding from the ACS Division of Polymer Chemistry, Inc., Air Force Research Laboratories, Agilent Technologies, Bruker Corporation, Chlorella Industry Co., Ltd., Japan Medical Materials Co., JOEL, Ltd., MR Resources, National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research, New Era Enterprises, and REC Materials, Inc.
H. N. Cheng Southern Regional Research Center USDA – Agricultural Research Service 1100 Robert E. Lee Blvd. New Orleans, LA 70124, U.S.A.
Tetsuo Asakura Department of Biotechnology Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology 2-24-16 Nakacho Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, JAPAN
Alan D. English DuPont Central Research and Development Department Experimental Station Wilmington, DE 19880, U.S.A.
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