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The limits <strong>of</strong> detection <strong>of</strong> the PVA ranged from 0.8 to 4 mg on column depending<br />

on the detector used (16).<br />

2.4 Compositional Characterization <strong>of</strong> PVA<br />

Dawkins <strong>and</strong> colleagues used reversed phase high-performance liquid<br />

chromatography (HPLC) to characterize the compositional distribution <strong>of</strong> partially<br />

hydrolyzed PVA (7). This study was a continuation <strong>and</strong> expansion <strong>of</strong> the originally<br />

published work on compositional characterization <strong>of</strong> PVA by Meehan et al. in<br />

1994 (17). This type <strong>of</strong> separation was accomplished to establish quantitatively a<br />

compositional distribution, independent <strong>of</strong> molecular weight. Since partially<br />

hydrolysed PVA is actually a copolymer <strong>of</strong> vinyl alcohol <strong>and</strong> vinyl acetate, this<br />

Figure 11 HPLC chromatogram <strong>of</strong> PVA hydrolysis fractions. (From Ref. 7.)<br />

© 2004 by Marcel Dekker, Inc.

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