= Size-exclusion characterization of chain polymers
<Size-exclusion characterization of chain polymers> separates dissolved chains using porous columns and records an elution signal. Calibrating that separation against appropriate standards supplies a size-related estimate of molecular masses. Detector response and calibration must accompany any claimed molecular distribution: an elution trace is not automatically a histogram of molecule counts or <degree of polymerization>. Similar signals can conceal chemically different chain populations, while a shift toward larger apparent size alone does not show that every chain retained a <polymerization-active site>.
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