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Fouquet TNJ, Cody RB, Charles L. Degradation strategies for structural characterization of insoluble synthetic polymers by mass spectrometry. MASS SPECTROMETRY REVIEWS 2024. [PMID: 39093552 DOI: 10.1002/mas.21903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2024] [Revised: 07/15/2024] [Accepted: 07/21/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024]
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With the advent of soft ionization techniques such as electrospray (ESI) and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) to produce intact gas-phase ions from nonvolatile macromolecules, mass spectrometry has become an essential technique in the field of polymeric materials. However, (co)polymers of very high molecular weight or with reticulated architectures still escape ESI or MALDI, mainly due to solubility issues. Strategies developed to tackle such an analytical challenge all rely on sample degradation to produce low-mass species amenable to existing ionization methods. Yet, chain degradation needs to be partial and controlled to generate sufficiently large species that still contain topological or architectural information. The present article reviews the different analytical degradation strategies implemented to perform mass spectrometry of these challenging synthetic polymers, covering thermal degradation approaches in sources developed in the 2000s, off-line sample pre-treatments for controlled chemical degradation of polymeric substrates, and most recent achievements employing reactive ionization modes to perform chemolysis on-line with MS.
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Naito Y. Quantitative analysis capability of DIUTHAME mass spectrometry verified by acetylcholinesterase enzyme-catalyzed reaction assays. JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY : JMS 2022; 57:e4895. [PMID: 36426802 DOI: 10.1002/jms.4895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) is advantageous for mass spectrometry applications where throughput is important. However, quantitative analysis is essentially problematic for MALDI-MS whose results depend on the intrinsically stochastic microcrystalline state of the matrix. High-throughput screening (HTS) of drug candidates is a typical example that requires high throughput. The application of MALDI-MS to HTS, which is quantitative analysis, imposes restrictions on designing an experimental system. Surface-assisted laser desorption/ionization (SALDI) methods, which do not depend on matrix crystal formation, are expected to be applied to quantitative analyses such as HTS. A recently developed one type of SALDI methods, desorption ionization using through hole alumina membrane (DIUTHAME), possesses a distinct feature that the surface microstructure effective for ionization is formed by through holes. In this study, the quantitative analysis capability of DIUTHAME was verified by applying DIUTHAME to enzyme-catalyzed reaction measurements, which are also used for HTS. Quantitative DIUTHAME-MS was conducted on various conditions of acetylcholinesterase-catalyzed reaction solutions containing cow milk as a substitute of biological media. Even for the enzyme-catalyzed reaction solutions containing complex additives that make the quantitative analysis extremely difficult, DIUTHAME based on the through hole structure enables quantitative measurements of the analytes by applying the reaction solutions to the back side of the laser exposed surface. In comparison with those obtained by MALDI-MS, the results obtained by DIUTHAME-MS showed less variability of data and delivered a better linearity of the Lineweaver-Burk plots and a more reasonable value of the Michaelis constant. Accordingly, it was demonstrated that DIUTHAME-MS possesses the quantitative analysis capability much better than that of MALDI-MS.
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- Yasuhide Naito
- The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, Shizuoka, Japan
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Zhu SZ, Zhou BW, Zhang L, Zhang J, Guo YL. Rapid Characterization of Polymer Materials Using Arc Plasma-Based Dissociation-Mass Spectrometry. Anal Chem 2021; 93:12480-12486. [PMID: 34474566 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c02904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Fingerprinting spectra of polymer materials containing information of monomers' molecular weight and detailed structure, constituents, and sequences were obtained by a direct analytical process using arc plasma-based dissociation (APD)-mass spectrometry. The thermal arc plasma generated using a simple arc discharge device induces the dissociation of the polymeric backbone, producing mass spectra with strong regularity within seconds. The molecular weight of the repeating unit was revealed by equal intervals between peak series and protonated monomer ions in the mass spectra. Meanwhile, lots of secondary fragment ions were produced to provide abundant structural information. For polyethers, it is even possible to decipher (read) the "sequence" directly from their spectra. Polymers composed of isomers or only differing in their initiator moieties were easily distinguished with their characteristic APD mass spectra. The spectra were highly reproducible according to the results of similarity calculation. Unlike pyrolysis mass spectrometry, in the APD device, polymers in liquid, solid, powder, and crude samples can be analyzed directly without any pretreatment, and the regular spectra are easier to interpret. Compared with other direct analytical methods, more structural informative spectra can be acquired owing to the high energy, high temperature, and unique chemical reactivity of arc plasma. Thus, this technique is promising to be a valuable tool in rapid elucidation of polymer materials.
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- Su-Zhen Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry and National Center for Organic Mass Spectrometry in Shanghai, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry and National Center for Organic Mass Spectrometry in Shanghai, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry and National Center for Organic Mass Spectrometry in Shanghai, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry and National Center for Organic Mass Spectrometry in Shanghai, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry and National Center for Organic Mass Spectrometry in Shanghai, Center for Excellence in Molecular Synthesis, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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Fouquet TNJ, Amalian JA, Aniel N, Carvin-Sergent I, Issa S, Poyer S, Crozet D, Giusti P, Gigmes D, Trimaille T, Charles L. Reactive Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry To Determine Intrinsic Degradability of Poly(lactic- co-glycolic acid) Chains. Anal Chem 2021; 93:12041-12048. [PMID: 34431672 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c02280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Because of its speed, sensitivity, and ability to scrutinize individual species, mass spectrometry (MS) has become an essential tool in analytical strategies aimed at studying the degradation behavior of polyesters. MS analyses can be performed prior to the degradation event for structural characterization of initial substrates or after it has occurred to measure the decreasing size of products as a function of time. Here, we show that MS can also be usefully employed during the degradation process by online monitoring the chain solvolysis induced by reactive desorption electrospray ionization (DESI). Cleavage of ester bonds in random copolymers of lactic acid (LA) and glycolic acid (GA) was achieved by electrospraying methanol-containing NaOH onto the substrates. Experimental conditions were optimized to generate methanolysis products of high abundance so that mass spectra can be conveniently processed using Kendrick-based approaches. The same reactive-DESI performance was demonstrated for two sample preparations, solvent casting for soluble samples or pressed pellets for highly crystalline substrates, permitting to compare polymers with LA/GA ratios ranging from 100/0 to 5/95. Analysis of sample fractions collected by size exclusion chromatography showed that methanolysis occurs independently of the original chain size, so data recorded for poly(LA-co-GA) (PLAGA) copolymers with the average molecular weight ranging from 10 to 180 kDa could be safely compared. The average mass of methanolysis products was observed to decrease linearly (R2 = 0.9900) as the GA content increases in PLAGA substrates, consistent with the susceptibility of ester bonds toward solvolysis being higher in GA than in LA. Because DESI only explores the surface of solids, these data do not reflect bulk degradability of the copolymers but, instead, their relative degradability at the molecular level. Based on a "reactive-DESI degradability scale" such as that established here for PLAGA, the proposed method offers interesting perspectives to qualify intrinsic degradability of different polyesters and evaluate their erosion susceptibility or to determine the degradability of those polymers known to degrade via erosion only.
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- Thierry N J Fouquet
- Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, UMR7273, Institut de Chimie Radicalaire, Marseille 13397, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, UMR7273, Institut de Chimie Radicalaire, Marseille 13397, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, UMR7273, Institut de Chimie Radicalaire, Marseille 13397, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, UMR7273, Institut de Chimie Radicalaire, Marseille 13397, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, UMR7273, Institut de Chimie Radicalaire, Marseille 13397, France
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- Total Refining and Chemicals, Total Research & Technology Gonfreville, Harfleur 76700, France
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- Total Refining and Chemicals, Total Research & Technology Gonfreville, Harfleur 76700, France.,International Joint laboratory-iC2MC: Complex Matrices Molecular Characterization, Harfleur 76700, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, UMR7273, Institut de Chimie Radicalaire, Marseille 13397, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, UMR7273, Institut de Chimie Radicalaire, Marseille 13397, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, UMR7273, Institut de Chimie Radicalaire, Marseille 13397, France
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Hasan MM, Eto F, Mamun MA, Sato S, Islam A, Waliullah ASM, Chi DH, Takahashi Y, Kahyo T, Naito Y, Kotani M, Ohmura T, Setou M. Desorption ionization using through-hole alumina membrane offers higher reproducibility than 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid, a widely used matrix in Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry imaging analysis. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2021; 35:e9076. [PMID: 33651445 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.9076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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RATIONALE DIUTHAME (desorption ionization using through-hole alumina membrane), a recently developed matrix-free ionization-assisting substrate, was examined for reproducibility in terms of mass accuracy and intensity using standard lipid and mouse brain sections. The impregnation property of DIUTHAME significantly improved the reproducibility of mass accuracy and intensity compared with 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHB). METHODS Frozen tissue sections were mounted on indium tin oxide-coated glass slides. DIUTHAME and DHB were applied to individual sections. Subsequently, a solution of a phosphatidylcholine standard, PC(18:2/18:2), was poured onto the DIUTHAME and matrix. Finally, the samples were subjected to laser desorption ionization coupled with Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry. The reproducibility was tested by calculating the mean ± standard deviation values of mass errors and intensities of individual ion species. RESULTS Analysis of the PC(18:2/18:2) standard showed significantly (p < 0.01) lower mass error for DIUTHAME-MS than for MALDI-MS. Endogenous PC(36:4) analysis in mouse brain section also showed significantly (p < 0.05) lower mass errors for DIUTHAME-MS. Furthermore, we investigated the mass error of some abundant lipid ions in brain sections and observed similar results. DIUTHAME-MS displayed lower signal intensity in standard PC analysis. Interestingly, it offered higher signal intensities for all the endogenous lipid ions. Lower fluctuations of both mass accuracies and signal intensities were observed in DIUTHAME-MS. CONCLUSIONS Our results demonstrated that DIUTHAME-MS offers higher reproducibility for mass accuracies and intensities than MALDI-MS in both standard lipid and mouse brain tissue analyses. It can potentially be used instead of conventional MALDI-MS and mass spectrometry imaging analyses to achieve highly reproducible data for mass accuracy and intensity.
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- Md Mahmudul Hasan
- Department of Cellular & Molecular Anatomy, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Cellular & Molecular Anatomy, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Cellular & Molecular Anatomy, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Cellular & Molecular Anatomy, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Cellular & Molecular Anatomy, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Cellular & Molecular Anatomy, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Cellular & Molecular Anatomy, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Cellular & Molecular Anatomy, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Cellular & Molecular Anatomy, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 431-3192, Japan
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- Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, 1955-1 Kurematsu-cho, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 431-1202, Japan
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- Hamamatsu Photonics KK, 314-5 Shimokanzo, Iwata, Shizuoka, 438-0193, Japan
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- Hamamatsu Photonics KK, 314-5 Shimokanzo, Iwata, Shizuoka, 438-0193, Japan
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- Department of Cellular & Molecular Anatomy, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 431-3192, Japan
- International Mass Imaging Center, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 431-3192, Japan
- Department of Systems Molecular Anatomy, Institute for Medical Photonics Research, Preeminent Medical Photonics Education & Research Center, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, 431-3192, Japan
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Naito Y, Kotani M, Ohmura T. Feasibility of Acetylcholinesterase Reaction Assay Monitoring in DIUTHAME-MS. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2020; 31:2154-2160. [PMID: 32877611 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.0c00255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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DIUTHAME (desorption ionization using through hole alumina membrane) is a novel matrix-free laser desorption/ionization method that enables highly reproducible acquisition of mass spectra. This study aims to evaluate the applicability of DIUTHAME to the acetylcholinesterase reaction assay (AChE assay) commonly used in high-throughput screening (HTS) in the drug discovery process. The commercially available 9-ch DIUTHAME chip was applied to a series of AChE assays prepared with different reaction times. Numerous positive-mode TOF mass spectra were acquired from the raster-scanned sample spots of the AChE assays to analyze the progress of the enzyme reaction and to perform mass spectrometry imaging of the sample spots. The reaction kinetics plots obtained by DIUTHAME were found to reflect the time course of reaction progression as much as those obtained by MALDI and were found to have less error variation than MALDI. DIUTHAME allowed the already irradiated sample spots to be reused to reproduce the reaction kinetics plots by the second measurement conducted a week after, whereas MALDI was not able to properly reproduce the kinetics plots by remeasuring the irradiated sample spots. In DIUTHAME, which does not require a matrix, the experimental procedure for measuring AChE assay becomes extremely simple. DIUTHAME is potentially able to provide more precise AChE reaction kinetics plots than what have been accomplished by MALDI.
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- Yasuhide Naito
- The Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries, 1955-1 Kurematsu-cho, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-1202, Japan
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- Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., 314-5 Shimokanzo, Iwata, Shizuoka 438-0193, Japan
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- Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., 314-5 Shimokanzo, Iwata, Shizuoka 438-0193, Japan
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Fouquet TNJ, Pizzala H, Rollet M, Crozet D, Giusti P, Charles L. Mass Spectrometry-Based Analytical Strategy for Comprehensive Molecular Characterization of Biodegradable Poly(lactic- co-glycolic Acid) Copolymers. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2020; 31:1554-1562. [PMID: 32510219 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.0c00137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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An analytical methodology with mass spectrometry as the core technique was developed for precise characterization of end groups, size, and co-monomeric composition of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) copolymers, as a preliminary step to qualify their biodegradability. Four PLGA samples were studied, with GA molar content varying from 0 to 50% and Mw ranging from 18 to 75 kg mol-1 according to the supplier. Size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and liquid state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) were used as either complementary or validation techniques. As confirmed by tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) experiments, macrocycles were most prominent in the low mass range. Nevertheless, elemental compositions derived from high resolution (HR) mass measurements of linear species were consistent with chain terminations revealed by NMR. Off-line coupling of SEC with matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) permitted calibration curves to be built based on absolute molecular weights and, although slightly overestimated, so-obtained Mn and Mw values compared well with SEC and NMR results. Homogeneity of the co-monomeric content of all chains within each PLGA sample was demonstrated using surface-assisted laser desorption/ionization in a reactive mode (reactive-SALDI), a newly developed technique that takes advantage of residual acid on desorption ionization using through-hole alumina membrane (DIUTHAME) chips to induce dissociation of high-molecular-weight polymers containing cleavable C-O bonds. All HRMS data were best handled with Kendrick analysis, which helped reveal minor species and allowed automated computation of congested mass spectra.
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- Thierry N J Fouquet
- Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
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- Aix Marseille Université-CNRS, Institut de Chimie Radicalaire, 13397 Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université-CNRS, Institut de Chimie Radicalaire, 13397 Marseille, France
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- Total Refining and Chemicals, Total Research & Technology Gonfreville, 76700 Harfleur, France
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- Total Refining and Chemicals, Total Research & Technology Gonfreville, 76700 Harfleur, France
- International Joint Laboratory - iC2MC: Complex Matrices Molecular Characterization, 76700 Harfleur, France
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- Aix Marseille Université-CNRS, Institut de Chimie Radicalaire, 13397 Marseille, France
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