A study of the application of graphite MALDI to the analysis of short-chain polyethylene glycols

Ulric Conway; Christian D Alexander; Christopher J Arthur; Paul J Gates

doi:10.1039/D0PY01493A

A study of the application of graphite MALDI to the analysis of short-chain polyethylene glycols

Ulric Conway, Christian D Alexander, Christopher J Arthur, Paul J Gates

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The main goals in the analysis of synthetic polymers include the determination of the molecular weight, molecular weight distribution and dispersity along with complete characterisation of the chemical structure and end groups. These measurements must be made accurately and efficiently. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation mass spectrometry is a readily available and frequently used technique for the analysis of synthetic polymers. However, this can be challenging due to issues with matrix interference and analyte suppression as well as the suspected inability of shorter oligomer chains to bind cations with sufficient strength to survive the desorption/ionisation process. This has led to our study where we present the use of carbon-based matrices (specifically colloidal graphite) with polyethylene glycol polymers doped with LiCl as an appropriate and powerful methodology for the successful analysis of low molecular weight polymers.

Original language	English
Number of pages	10
Journal	Polymer Chemistry
Early online date	16 Dec 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/D0PY01493A
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 16 Dec 2020

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