Publications by authors named "Thomas Prenveille"
Chempluschem
September 2019
Article Synopsis
- Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI MS) typically uses small-molecule matrices, but new research shows semi-crystalline polymers are effective for detecting low-molecular-weight compounds (LMWCs).
- Two specific fluorene/napthalene diimide co-polymers were tested; both are amorphous, have high absorption rates for the MALDI laser wavelength, and can be processed in solution.
- These amorphous matrices perform equally or better than traditional semi-crystalline ones in terms of signal intensity, suggesting that LMWCs are effectively incorporated into the amorphous parts of the polymer matrix.
