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Application Compendium - Agilent Technologies

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Author<br />

Greg Saunders, Ben MacCreath<br />

<strong>Agilent</strong> <strong>Technologies</strong>, Inc.<br />

Size Exclusion Chromatography for<br />

the Analysis of Dental Polymers<br />

<strong>Application</strong> Note<br />

Introduction<br />

Copolymers of vinylmethyl ether and maleic anhydride are widely used in a range<br />

of dental applications. These include their use as a denture bioadhesive, as well<br />

as a toothpaste additive which helps the toothpaste to remain active between<br />

brushing. Batch to batch variations of such copolymer systems strongly influence<br />

performance in dental applications. Here, two batches of a commercial copolymer<br />

were analyzed by size exclusion chromatography (SEC). One of them had worked<br />

well in formulation but the other had failed.

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