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The MWD is probably the single most fundamental property of a polymer (see Molecular Weight Distribution and Mechanical Properties). Depending on the application, MW of polymer materials can encompass an extremely large range extending from several hundreds (paints, coatings, functionalised polymers) to a few million daltons (UHMWPE, high performance fibres). Unlike in the case of small molecules, the assignment of an unequivocal MW to a macromolecular material is not straightforward. Due to the kinetics of polymerization, no synthetic polymer has a unique MW.
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Nguyen, T.Q., Kausch, H.H. (1999). Molecular Weight Distribution — Characterisation by GPC. In: Swallowe, G.M. (eds) Mechanical Properties and Testing of Polymers. Polymer Science and Technology Series, vol 3. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9231-4_33
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