TY - JOUR A1 - Fandrich, Nick A1 - Falkenhagen, Jana A1 - Weidner, Steffen A1 - Pfeifer, Dietmar A1 - Staal, B. A1 - Thünemann, Andreas A1 - Laschewsky, A. T1 - Characterization of new amphiphilic block copolymers of N-vinyl pyrrolidone and vinyl acetate, 1 - analysis of copolymer composition, end groups, molar masses and molar mass distributions N2 - New amphiphilic block copolymers consisting of N-vinyl pyrrolidone and vinyl acetate were synthesized via controlled radical polymerization using a reversible addition/fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT)/macromolecular design via the interchange of xanthates (MADIX) system. The synthesis was carried out in 1,4-dioxane as process solvent. In order to get conclusions on the mechanism of the polymerization the molecular structure of formed copolymers was analysed by means of different analytical techniques. 13C NMR spectroscopy was used for the determination of the monomer ratios. End groups were analysed by means of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. This technique was also used to determine possible fragmentations of the RAFT end groups. By means of a combination of size exclusion chromatography, 13C NMR and static light scattering molar mass distributions and absolute molar masses could be analysed. The results clearly show a non-ideal RAFT mechanism. KW - Amphiphiles KW - Block copolymers KW - Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) KW - N-vinyl pyrrolidone KW - Reversible addition/fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) PY - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.200900466 SN - 1022-1352 SN - 1521-3935 VL - 211 IS - 8 SP - 869 EP - 878 PB - Wiley-VCH Verl. CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-21905 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gabriel, Stefan A1 - Pfeifer, Dietmar A1 - Schwarzinger, C. A1 - Panne, Ulrich A1 - Weidner, Steffen T1 - Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometric imaging of synthetic polymer sample spots prepared using ionic liquid matrices N2 - RATIONALE Polymer sample spots for matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) prepared by the dried-droplet method often reveal ring formation accompanied by possible segregation of matrix and sample molecules as well as of the polymer homologs itself. Since the majority of sample spots are prepared by this simple and fast method, a matrix or sample preparation method that excludes such segregation has to be found. METHODS Three different ionic liquid matrices based on conventionally used aromatic compounds for MALDI-TOF MS were prepared. The formation of ionic liquids was proven by 1H NMR spectroscopy. MALDI-Imaging mass spectrometry was applied to monitor the homogeneity. RESULTS Our results show a superior sample spot homogeneity using ionic liquid matrices. Spots could be sampled several times without visible differences in the mass spectra. A frequently observed loss of matrix in the mass spectrometer vacuum was not observed. The necessary laser irradiance was reduced, which resulted in less polymer fragmentation. CONCLUSIONS Ionic liquid matrices can be used to overcome segregation, a typical drawback of conventional MALDI dried-droplet preparations. Homogeneous sample spots are easy to prepare, stable in the MS vacuum and, thereby, improve the reproducibility of MALDI. PY - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.6810 SN - 0951-4198 SN - 1097-0231 VL - 28 IS - 5 SP - 489 EP - 498 PB - Wiley CY - Chichester AN - OPUS4-30267 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -