Field-Flow Fractionation

Field-flow fractionation has become a very effective method for the separation and analytical characterization of substances of macromolecular and particulate character-making this method probably the most important discovery in the analytical separation field since World War II. The first, complete, up-to-date reference on this notable separation method, Field-Flow Fractionation includes comprehensive explanations of general and theoretical principles . . . presents detailed descriptions of experimental techniques and instrumentation ... and discusses advantages over competitive processes. In addition, this resource demonstrates various applications for characterizing synthetic polymers ... analyzing biopolymers and particles in environmental samples ... and determining sizes of biological cells, viruses, and subcellular particles. Substantiating main conclusions of theories, experiments, and applications with graphs and drawings, and including numerous tables and photographs, this one-source reference is invaluable reading for analytical, industrial, physical, and polymer chemists; chrom­ atographers; biochemists; biotechnologists; biophysicists; and all others interested in the study and characterization of macromolecules or particles of various origins.

Josef JANCA is Director of the Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czechoslovakia. Previously, he served as Head of the Laboratory of Instrumental Analytical Methods at the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechoslovakia.

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 General Principles and Theory Chapter 3 Techniques and Their Scope Chapter 4 Instrumentation and Experimental Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Analytical Methodology Chapter 7 Applications for Polymer and Particle