TY - JOUR A1 - Gruendling, T. A1 - Weidner, Steffen A1 - Falkenhagen, Jana A1 - Barner-Kowollik, C. T1 - Mass spectrometry in polymer chemistry: a state-of-the-art up-date T2 - Polymer chemistry N2 - Two decades after the introduction of matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) and electrospray ionization (ESI), soft ionization mass spectrometry represents a powerful toolset for the structural investigation of synthetic polymers. The present review highlights the current state-of-the-art, covering the latest developments of novel techniques, enabling instrumentation as well as the important applications of soft ionization MS from the beginning of 2008. Special attention is paid to the role that soft ionization MS has played in the mechanistic investigation of radical polymerization processes since 2005. KW - Polymerization mechanisms KW - Mass spectrometry KW - LC-MS coupling PY - 2010 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/21906 AN - OPUS4-21906 SN - 1759-9954 SN - 1759-9962 VL - 1 IS - 5 SP - 599 EP - 617 AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany