ReviewNature reviews. Chemistry2020
Mass spectrometry as a tool to advance polymer science.
Review in Nature reviews. Chemistry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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- Analysis of polyisoprene oligomers via in situ silver nanoparticle formation on thin-layer chromatography plate using matrix-assisted laser-induced desorption/ionization mass spectrometry.Analytical sciences : the international journal of the Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry · 2023Article
- Sulfonic acid functionalized monolithic column for high selectivity capillary electrochromatography separation.Mikrochimica acta · 2023Article
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Abstract
In contrast to natural polymers, which have existed for billions of years, the first well-understood synthetic polymers date back to just over one century ago. Nevertheless, this relatively short period has seen vast progress in synthetic polymer chemistry, which can now afford diverse macromolecules with varying structural complexities. To keep pace with this synthetic progress, there have been commensurate developments in analytical chemistry, where mass spectrometry has emerged as the pre-eminent technique for polymer analysis. This Perspective describes present challenges associated with the mass-spectrometric analysis of synthetic polymers, in particular the desorption, ionization and structural interrogation of high-molar-mass macromolecules, as well as strategies to lower spectral complexity. We critically evaluate recent advances in technology in the context of these challenges and suggest how to push the field beyond its current limitations. In this context, the increasingly important role of high-resolution mass spectrometry is emphasized because of its unrivalled ability to describe unique species within polymer ensembles, rather than to report the average properties of the ensemble.
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