Rui Yang, Ph.D., is an associate professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

• 1 Gas Chromatography and Inverse Gas Chromatography 2 Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry 3 Gel Permeation Chromatography 4 Spectroscopy 5 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy 6 Thermal Analysis 7 Microscopic Analysis 8 X-Ray Diffraction Appendix I: Names of Analytical Methods and Abbreviations Appendix II: Names of Polymers and Abbreviations Appendix III: Infrared Spectra of Typical Polymers and Characteristic Peaks

"Analytical methods for polymer characterization by Rui Yang is a useful contribution for students or nonprofessionals interested in introduction to some selected techniques for polymer characterization. It addresses several key techniques, giving an introduction to theory, basic setup and data treatment for a first impression of their principles and application areas...The author offers an exceptional insight into the pyrolysis GC-MS as a method for analysis of macromolecular systems. Furthermore, the chapter devoted to FTIR is very detailed and helpful also for professionals."- Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (2018)