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Figure 6 Substantialperformancelosscausedbyreducingcolumnlengthfrom30 cmto<br />

5cm compared to aconventional SEC column (sample <strong>and</strong> conditions similar to Fig. 3).<br />

They used a4mm ID column (half the diameter <strong>of</strong> their conventional column) to<br />

investigate the effects <strong>of</strong> reduced column size on polymer separation efficiency<br />

<strong>and</strong> run time. A4mm ID column was chosen because it is compatible with<br />

existing instruments. It does not require m-bore ready equipment, which is not<br />

available for RI detection (e.g., low cell volumes). Figure 7 shows the raw<br />

chromatogram obtained under otherwise identical experimental conditions. As<br />

expected,theruntimeinthisexperimentissignificantlyreduced(toabout3min).<br />

Figure 7 Efficiency loss <strong>and</strong> poor peak shapes caused by a column with 4 mm internal<br />

diameter (sample <strong>and</strong> conditions similar to Fig. 3).<br />

© 2004 by Marcel Dekker, Inc.

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