Mass Spectrometry of Polymers

Authored by internationally recognized experts from academia and industry, Mass Spectrometry of Polymers systematically assesses this growing discipline. It provides a historical perspective and a review of modern instrumentation and methods. The text highlights mathematical concepts and practical algorithms used in some of the major quantitative polymer applications of MS, and then describes the most relevant applications of MS to the analysis of polymers and the techniques currently employed. This book will remain useful to both novices and experienced practitioners in polymer MS. Catalog Copy

Mass Spectrometry (MS) has rapidly become an indispensable tool in polymer analysis, and modern MS today complements in many ways the structural data provided by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Infrared (IR) methods. Recent advances have sparked a growing interest in this field and established a need for a summary of progress made and results achieved.Mass Spectrometry of Polymers effectively fills this need. The discussion begins by introducing MS in detail, providing a historical perspective and a review of modern instrumentation and methods. The text then focuses on mathematical concepts and practical algorithms used in some of the major quantitative polymer applications of MS, providing a skillful prologue to polymer characterization techniques. Detailed chapters follow, describing the most relevant applications of MS to the analysis of polymers and the techniques currently employed.Authored by internationally recognized experts from academia and industry, Mass Spectrometry of Polymers is the only state-of-the-art work available that deals systematically with this rapidly emerging discipline, and will be useful to both novices and experienced practitioners in polymer MS.

Preface, G. Montaudo and R.P. LattimerIntroduction to Mass Spectromety of Polymers, M.J. Polce and C. WesdemiotisPolymer Characteriztion Methods, G. Montaudo and M.S. MontaudoPyrolysis Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (Py-GC/MS), S. Tsuge and H. OhtaniElectrospray Ionization (ESI-MS) and On-Line Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS), L. ProkaiDirect Pyrolysis into the Ion Source (DPMS), G. Montaudo and C. PuglisiField Ionization (FI-MS) and Field Desorption (FD-MS), R. P. LattimerFast Atom bombardment (FAB-MS), G. Montaudo and F. SamperiTime-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (FT-MS), S.J. Pastor and C.L. WilkinsLaser Fourier Transform Mass spectrometry (FT-MS), S.J. Pastor and C.L. WilkinsMatrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionizationi Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-MS), G. Montaudo, M.S. Montaudo, and F. SamperiTwo-Step Laser Desorption Mass Spectrometry, M.S. deVries and H.E. Hunziker

Montaudo\, Giorgio; Lattimer\, Robert P.