Application of mass spectrometry to the characterization of polymers

Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 661-667

  Jackson, Christian A ^a   Simonsick Jr , William J ^a  

^a Marshall R and D Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

ESI electrospray ionization; FT MS Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer; MALDI matrix assisted laser desorption ionization; SEC size exclusion chromatography; TOF time of flight

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000791436     PISSN: 13590286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0286(97)80006-X     Document Type: Article

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