TY - JOUR A1 - Falkenhagen, Jana A1 - Weidner, Steffen T1 - Determination of critical conditions of adsorption for chromatography of polymers N2 - Liquid chromatography (LC) at critical conditions of adsorption was used to separate various poly(ethylene oxides), poly(propylene oxides) and their copolymers. For the first time, the determination of the critical conditions by means of Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC) coupled to Electrospray Ionization Time-of-flight Mass Spectrometry (ESI-TOF MS) is reported. In contrast to established, mostly laborious routines to find suitable chromatographic separation conditions, this coupling enables a very fast adjustment of parameters. Similar to LC Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (LC/MALDI MS) coupling, a two-dimensional analysis of homo- and copolymers regarding its functionality type and molecular weight distribution, as well as copolymer composition, can be performed simultaneously. Furthermore, there is no need for using polymer standards for the determination of critical conditions or Size Exclusion Chromatography calibration. KW - Polymere KW - UPLC KW - ESI-Massenspektrometrie KW - Kopplung PY - 2009 DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/ac8019784 SN - 0003-2700 SN - 1520-6882 VL - 81 IS - 1 SP - 282 EP - 287 PB - American Chemical Society CY - Washington, DC AN - OPUS4-19619 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Krüger, Ralph-Peter A1 - Falkenhagen, Jana A1 - Much, Helmut A1 - Schulz, Günter A1 - Friedrich, Jörg Florian T1 - Beiträge zur Charakterisierung von synthetischen Si-Polymeren durch Kopplung von HPLC-Trennmethoden mit der MALDI-TOF-MS T2 - Incom 2001 - International Symposium on Instrumentalized Analytical Chemistry and Computer Technology CY - Düsseldorf, Deutschland DA - 2001-03-27 PY - 2001 AN - OPUS4-2254 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Krüger, Ralph-Peter A1 - Falkenhagen, Jana A1 - Much, Helmut A1 - Schulz, Günter A1 - Weidner, Steffen T1 - Charakterisierung von synthetischen Polymeren durch Kopplung flüssigchromato-graphischer Trennmethoden mit der MALDI-TOF-Massenspektrometrie T2 - 1. Berliner Werkstofftag CY - Berlin, Deutschland DA - 1999-09-16 PY - 1999 AN - OPUS4-2242 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Trimpin, S. A1 - Weidner, Steffen A1 - Falkenhagen, Jana A1 - McEwen, C.N. T1 - Fractionation and Solvent-Free MALDI-MS Analysis of Polymers Using Liquid Adsorption Chromatography at Critical Conditions in Combination with a Multisample On-Target Homogenization/Transfer Sample Preparation Method N2 - A solvent-free homogenization/transfer matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry (MS) method is described for the preparation and precise transfer of up to 100 samples simultaneously on a single MALDI plate. This method is demonstrated using a poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) mixture consisting of different molecular weights (500-6000) and end groups (PEO, dimethoxy-PEO, monomethoxy monomethacrylate-PEO, and dimethacrylate-PEO) that was fractionated using liquid adsorption chromatography at critical conditions. Off-line fractionation is performed prior to the on-target homogenization/transfer solvent-free sample preparation and MALDI mass analysis. The miniaturization of the solvent-free MALDI approach allowed analysis of less than 2 g per PEO component per fraction corresponding to ~200 pmol for PEO 6000. The amounts of polymer sample used for LC separation and the quality of the MS results are equivalent to the "dry spray" method; however, three times more fractions were collected and analyzed with the newly developed hyphenated approach. The off-line method eliminates optimization of, for example, spray conditions or spreading of organic solvents on the MALDI plate that occurs with droplet deposition methods. The widespread applications of MALDI make this solvent-free, multisample method particularly important as it expands the capabilities for obtaining mass measurements with great efficiencies in areas with increased sample numbers. In addition, the solvent-free method is well suited for automated MALDI analysis as it virtually eliminates the "dead-spot" phenomenon. PY - 2007 DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/ac070986w SN - 0003-2700 SN - 1520-6882 VL - 79 IS - 19 SP - 7565 EP - 7570 PB - American Chemical Society CY - Washington, DC AN - OPUS4-17737 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Falkenhagen, Jana A1 - Weidner, Steffen T1 - Detection limits of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation mass spectrometry coupled to chromatography - a new application of solvent-free sample preparation N2 - The detection limits of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) by semi-online coupling with chromatography were investigated using various mixtures of polyethylene oxides (PEOs) with different end groups. In contrast to the common dried-droplet sample preparation technique, which results in an inhomogeneous sample-to-matrix ratio within the MALDI spot, the used coupling technique offers a very high reproducibility combined with surpassing sensitivity of a few femtograms over a broad range of sample-to-matrix ratios. These results are in correlation with the results of the recently established solvent-free MALDI-TOFMS method utilising the grinding approach and are also of assistance towards the more theoretical aspect of MALDI that suggests that there is no necessity for an analyte incorporation into a matrix crystal for excellent matrix-assistance. PY - 2005 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.2256 SN - 0951-4198 SN - 1097-0231 VL - 19 IS - 24 SP - 3724 EP - 3730 PB - Wiley CY - Chichester AN - OPUS4-11859 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Falkenhagen, Jana A1 - Krüger, Ralph-Peter A1 - Much, Helmut A1 - Schulz, Günter A1 - Weidner, Steffen ED - Grellmann, W. T1 - Characterization and identification of new polymer structures by optimization and coupling of HPLC and MALDI-TOF-MS T2 - Polymerwerkstoffe 2000 CY - Halle (Saale), Germany DA - 2000-09-25 PY - 2000 SN - 3-86010-605-8 PB - Martin-Luther-Univ. CY - Halle AN - OPUS4-2250 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Radke, W. A1 - Falkenhagen, Jana ED - Haddad, P.R. ED - Poole, C.F. ED - Fanali, S. ED - Schoenmakers, P. ED - Lloyd, D. T1 - Liquid interaction chromatography of polymers N2 - In the last decade, the use of interaction chromatography and hyphenated techniques has become increasingly important for the characterization of polymeric materials. Interaction chromatography allows separation by other structural features than molar mass, while hyphenation with mass spectroscopy or spectroscopic techniques provides detailed characterization of the separated chromatographic fractions. This chapter gives an overview of the principles and applications of interaction chromatography and the information that can be determined by hyphenation of polymer chromatography with mass spectrometry and spectroscopic techniques. KW - Polymer chromatography KW - Gradient chromatography KW - Critical chromatography KW - SEC-gradients KW - 2D-chromatography KW - Hyphenation KW - MALDI KW - ESI KW - LC-FTIR KW - LC-NMR PY - 2013 SN - 978-0-12-415806-1 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-415806-1.00005-X IS - Chapter 5 SP - 1 EP - 46 PB - Elsevier AN - OPUS4-27909 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schmidt, B.V.K.J. A1 - Fechler, N. A1 - Falkenhagen, Jana A1 - Lutz, J.-F. T1 - Controlled folding of synthetic polymer chains through the formation of positionable covalent bridges N2 - Covalent bridges play a crucial role in the folding process of sequence-defined biopolymers. This feature, however, has not been recreated in synthetic polymers because, apart from some simple regular arrangements (such as block co-polymers), these macromolecules generally do not exhibit a controlled primary structure—that is, it is difficult to predetermine precisely the sequence of their monomers. Herein, we introduce a versatile strategy for preparing foldable linear polymer chains. Well-defined polymers were synthesized by the atom transfer radical polymerization of styrene. The controlled addition of discrete amounts of protected maleimide at precise times during the synthesis enabled the formation of polystyrene chains that contained positionable reactive alkyne functions. Intramolecular reactions between these functions subsequently led to the formation of different types of covalently folded polymer chains. For example, tadpole (P-shaped), pseudocyclic (Q-shaped), bicyclic (8-shaped) and knotted (α-shaped) macromolecular origamis were prepared in a relatively straightforward manner. KW - Copolymerization KW - Chain folding KW - SEC KW - NMR KW - FT-IR KW - LAC KW - MALDI PY - 2011 DO - https://doi.org/10.1038/NCHEM.964 SN - 1755-4330 SN - 1755-4349 VL - 3 SP - 234 EP - 238 PB - Nature Publishing Group CY - London, UK AN - OPUS4-23888 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Weidner, Steffen A1 - Falkenhagen, Jana ED - Li, L. T1 - LC-MALDI MS for polymer characterization KW - Mass spectrometry KW - Polymers PY - 2010 SN - 978-0-471-77579-9 N1 - Serientitel: Chemical analysis: a series of monographs on analytical chemistry and its applications – Series title: Chemical analysis: a series of monographs on analytical chemistry and its applications VL - 175 IS - Chapter 11 SP - 247 EP - 265 PB - John Wiley & Sons AN - OPUS4-26406 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gähde, J. A1 - Friedrich, Jörg Florian A1 - Fischer, T. A1 - Unger, Wolfgang A1 - Lippitz, Andreas A1 - Falkenhagen, Jana T1 - Reactions of polymer analogous model substances with metals and oxides KW - Modellverbindung KW - Al202 KW - Chrom KW - Orientierung, molekular KW - Chemical interaction KW - Model compounds KW - Al2O3 and chromium KW - Molecular orientation KW - Formation of complexes KW - Plasma PY - 1996 SN - 0340-255x SN - 1437-8027 VL - 101 SP - 194 EP - 198 PB - Springer CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-685 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Soulis, S. A1 - Triantou, D. A1 - Weidner, Steffen A1 - Falkenhagen, Jana A1 - Simitzis, J. T1 - Structural analysis of biodegradable low-molecular mass copolyesters based on glycolic acid, adipic acid and 1,4 butanediol and correlation with their hydrolytic degradation N2 - Copolyesters of glycolic acid combined with adipic acid and 1,4 butanediol were synthesized, their in vitro hydrolytic degradation was studied and correlated with their structure. The hydrolytic degradation of the copolyesters was directly related with the degree of crystallinity and the diameter of the crystallites. It was found that glycolate units disturb the ordering of the butylene adipate units, which results in a decrease of the crystallinity. By comparing the hydrolysis parameters of synthesized copolyesters with those of similar aliphatic copolyesters a hydrolysis mechanism was proposed. According to this mechanism, the degradation takes place not only by the loss of end units, but also through the removal of larger segments. MALDI-TOF MS data showed that the possibility of a copolyester macromolecule forming cyclic structures correlates with the arrangement of ester groups in the macromolecules and the structure of the linear segments. KW - Biodegradable KW - Biopolymers KW - Hydrolytic degradation KW - Ft-IR KW - Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight-mass spectrometry KW - MALDI-TOF-MS PY - 2012 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.09.002 SN - 0141-3910 SN - 1873-2321 VL - 97 IS - 11 SP - 2091 EP - 2103 PB - Applied Science Publ. CY - London AN - OPUS4-26723 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -