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Chromatography

Chromatography	Minimum Quantity of Sample Required (g or mL)	Key Contact
GC-FID/TD		S. Froelicher
GC-MS (Qualitative)	100 mg	S. Froelicher
GC-MS (Quantitative)	Sample dependent, please call	S. Froelicher
HS-GC-MS(Qualitative)	1 to 5g	S. Froelicher
HS-GC-MS (Quantitative)	Sample dependent, please call	S. Froelicher
HPLC (Qualtitative)	1 g or 1 mL^*	J. Roy
HPLC (Quantitative)	5 g or 5 mL^*	J. Roy
LC-MS (Qualitative)	1 g or 1 mL^*	J. Roy
LC-MS (Quantitative)	5 g or 5 mL^*	J. Roy
SEC	25 mg	T. Chamberlin / M. Rozniak
DN/dC	250 mg	T. Chamberlin / M. Rozniak
SEC-MALLS (dN/dC Known)	25 mg	T. Chamberlin / M. Rozniak
MALLS (dN/dC Known)	500 mg	T. Chamberlin / M. Rozniak
HT-SEC	40 mg	T. Chamberlin / M. Rozniak

*Assumes analytes are present at 100 ppm or greater. Also assumes minimal sample preparation.

Microscopy

Microscopy	Minimum Quantity of Sample Required (g or mL)	Key Contact
Light Microscopy	1 gram or 1 mL	K. Battjes
SEM (Simple)	1 gram or 1 mL, object size that can be cut down to 25 mm cube or smaller	K. Battjes
SEM (Complex)	1 gram or 1 mL, object size that can be cut down to 25 mm cube or smaller	K. Battjes
SEM-EDS (Qualitative)	1 gram or 1 mL, object size that can be cut down to 25 mm cube or smaller	K. Battjes
SEM-EDS (Quantitative)	Any object size that can be cut down or resin embedded to 25 mm cube or smaller and polished smooth	K. Battjes
TEM (Bulk)	1 gram, moldings 5 mm x 10 mm, fibers or films that can be embedded	K. Battjes
TEM (Bulk/Cryo)	1 gram, moldings 5 mm x 10 mm, fibers or films that can be embedded	K. Battjes
TEM (Whole Mount, Suspensions)	1 gram or 1 mL	K. Battjes
AFM	1 mL, 2 cm x 2 cm film	M. Stephenson
Microtomy	1 gram , moldings 5 mm x 10 mm, fibers or films that can be embedded	K. Battjes
Cryomicrotomy	1 gram , moldings 5 mm x 10 mm, fibers or films that can be embedded	K. Battjes

Molecular Characterization

Molecular Characterization	Minimum Quantity of Sample Required (g or mL)	Key Contact
FTIR	Sample dependent, please call	K. Robertson
FTIR Microscopy	Sample dependent, please call	K. Robertson
CI-MS	50 mg	S. Froelicher
EI-MS	50 mg	S. Froelicher
ESI-MS	1 to 25 mg	J. Roy
MALDI-TOF-MS	50 mg	S. Froelicher
GC-MS (Qualitative)	100 mg	S. Froelicher
GC-MS (Quantitative)	Sample dependent, please call	S. Froelicher
HS-GC-MS (Qualitative)	1 to 5g	S. Froelicher
HS-GC-MS (Quantitative)	Sample dependent, please call	S. Froelicher
LC-MS (Qualitative)	1 g or 1 mL^*	J. Roy
LC-MS (Quantitative)	g or 5 mL^*	J. Roy
NMR (H, no interpretation)	25 mg	K. Robertson
NMR (H, with interpretation)	25 mg	K. Robertson
NMR (C-4hr, no integration)	100-250 mg	K. Robertson
NMR (C-with integration)	100-250 mg	K. Robertson
NMR (COSY)	50 mg	K. Robertson
NMR (HECTOR)	300 mg	K. Robertson
NMR (Silicon)	300 mg	K. Robertson

*Assumes analytes are present at 100 ppm or greater. Also assumes minimal sample preparation.

Thermal Analyses

Thermal Analyses	Minimum Quantity of Sample Required (g or mL)	Key Contact
DSC	0.1 g	X. Liu
PDSC	0.2 g	X. Liu
TGA	0.1 g	X. Liu
TMA	2 g	X. Liu
DMA	0.1 to 0.5 g (Method Dependant)	X. Liu
Flash Point
Setaflash Closed-Cup	30 g / 30 mL	X. Liu

Other Miscellaneous Techniques

Other Miscellaneous Techniques	Minimum Quantity of Sample Required (g or mL)	Key Contact
Total Organic Carbon	5 g/500 mL	M. Rozniak
Percent Solids	20 g/20 mL	M. Rozniak
pH	25-50 mL	M. Rozniak
Intrinsic Viscosity	5 g/50 mL	M. Rozniak
Additive Analysis	10 g	J. Roy
Deformulation	~ 100 mL / 100 g	J. Roy
C, H, N, S, Cl, Br, I, F, P, O	10-20 mg	M. Rozniak
Karl Fischer	20 mL	M. Rozniak
Anion Chromatography	0.5-1 g/20 mL	M. Rozniak
Cation Chromatography	0.5-1 g/20 mL	M. Rozniak
PIXE (Elements >20)	0.5 g/20 mL	M. Rozniak
Flame AA,GFAA, ICP-AES	0.5 g/50 mL	M. Rozniak

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