6. Glossary

HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography )

A technique for separating and/or analyzing molecules from a mixture by injecting them via a liquid mobile phase into a column packed with small solid particles.

NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance)

Spectroscopic technique for determining structures by exploiting the magnetic properties of certain nuclei (H, ¹³ C, ¹⁹ F...).

spin coating

A spin coating process that does not require any particular affinity between the deposited molecules and the substrate of interest. The cohesion of the deposited film relies essentially on the interactions between the constituents of the film, which can, for example, be cross-linked after deposition...