{"title":"Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry as an analytical tool for non-biological monomers, oligomers and polymers","authors":"R. Saf, C. Mirtl, K. Hummel","doi":"10.1002/actp.1997.010481201","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper reviews electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) as an analytical tool for the investigation of non-biological materials. The fundamentals of the method are briefly described and principles of the interpretation of ESI mass spectra are explained. Differences in comparison to biochemical applications of ESI-MS are discussed. Selected examples show how ESI-MS can be used for the investigation of synthetic monomers, oligomers, and polymers, especially in cases where other analytical methods fail.</p>","PeriodicalId":7162,"journal":{"name":"Acta Polymerica","volume":"48 12","pages":"513-526"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2003-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/actp.1997.010481201","citationCount":"30","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Acta Polymerica","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/actp.1997.010481201","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This paper reviews electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) as an analytical tool for the investigation of non-biological materials. The fundamentals of the method are briefly described and principles of the interpretation of ESI mass spectra are explained. Differences in comparison to biochemical applications of ESI-MS are discussed. Selected examples show how ESI-MS can be used for the investigation of synthetic monomers, oligomers, and polymers, especially in cases where other analytical methods fail.