High quality competitive intelligence gives you an edge in selling manufactured products and is a vital tool for protecting intellectual property. This is especially true for products that have no regulations requiring disclosure of the ingredients. Information of interest includes the identity and concentration of undisclosed materials, the degree of molar substitution, branching characteristics of the polymer chain, and relabeling of products from either a competitor or of their own.
NMR spectroscopy is a powerful tool for competitive analysis due to its strength in evaluating complex mixtures. Using detergents and polymers as examples, we will demonstrate the use of NMR for composition analysis and rapid formulation assessment with Assure-RMS.
