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Characterization of Synthetic Polymers via Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time of Flight MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry
Published on: June 10, 2018
Further Insight into the Detailed Characterization of a Polydisperse Cyclodextrin-Based Polyrotaxane Sample by
Cédric Przybylski1, Véronique Bonnet2, Nathalie Jarroux1
1Laboratoire Analyse et Modélisation pour la Biologie et l'Environnement, Université d'Evry-Val-d'Essonne, CNRS UMR 8587, Bat. Maupertuis, Bd François Mitterrand, 91025 Evry, France.
Abstract:
An easy and fast approach based on electrospray mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) was developed to provide a detailed characterization of a mixture containing polydisperse cyclodextrin-based polyrotaxane (CD-based PR). Here, method gave access to usual data such the weight-average molecular weight, the number-average molecular weight and the polydispersity index, but also to more specific features as the average number of CDs threaded and the average threading degree. Moreover, the nature and the average number of groups grafted per CD, such as sulfate or silyl groups, can be accurately determinate. This ESI-MS approach advantageously complements the widely used NMR and SEC methods and, thereby, constituting a milestone in the actual MS bottleneck regarding the analysis of polydisperse supramolecular assemblies.
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