TY - JOUR A1 - Epping, Ruben A1 - Panne, Ulrich A1 - Falkenhagen, Jana T1 - Power of ultra performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization-MS reconstructed ion chromatograms in the characterization of small differences in polymer microstructure N2 - From simple homopolymers to functionalized, 3-dimensional structured copolymers, the complexity of polymeric materials has become more and more sophisticated. With new applications for instance in the semiconductor or pharmaceutical industry, the requirements for the characterization have risen with the complexity of the used polymers. For each additional distribution, an additional dimension in analysis is needed. Small, often isomeric heterogeneities in topology or microstructure can usually not be simply separated chromatographically or distinguished by any common detector, but affect the properties of materials significantly. For a drug delivery system for example, the degree of branching and branching distribution is crucial for the formation of micelles. Instead of a complicated, time consuming and/or expensive 2d-chromatography or ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) method, that also has its limitations, in this work a simple approach using size exclusion chromatography (SEC) coupled with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI) is proposed. The online coupling allows the analysis of reconstructed ion chromatograms (RIC) of each degree of polymerization. While a complete separation often cannot be achieved, the derived retention times and peak widths lead to information on the existence and dispersity of heterogeneities. Although some microstructural heterogeneities like short chain branching can for large polymers be characterized with methods such as light scattering, for oligomers where the heterogeneities just start to form and their influence is at the maximum, they are inaccessible with these methods. It is also shown, that with a proper calibration even quantitative information can be obtained. This method is suitable to detect small differences in e. g. branching, 3d-structure, monomer sequence or tacticity and could potentially be used in routine analysis to quickly determine deviations. KW - Polymer KW - Microstructure KW - UPLC KW - ESI-TOF-MS KW - Reconstructed ion chromatograms PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.7b05214 SN - 0003-2700 SN - 1520-6882 VL - 90 IS - 5 SP - 3467 EP - 3474 PB - ACS Publ. CY - Washington, DC AN - OPUS4-44423 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Panne, Ulrich A1 - Braun, Ulrike A1 - Schartel, Bernhard A1 - Weidner, Steffen A1 - Rurack, Knut A1 - Thünemann, Andreas A1 - Sturm, Heinz T1 - Polymerwissenschaften@BAM - Sicherheit macht Märkte N2 - Die Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) ist eine Ressortforschungseinrichtung, die zum Schutz von Mensch, Umwelt und Sachgüter, forscht, prüft und berät. Im Fokus aller Tätigkeiten in der Materialwissenschaft, der Werkstofftechnik und der Chemie steht dabei die technische Sicherheit von Produkten und Prozessen. Dazu werden Substanzen, Werkstoffe, Bauteile, Komponenten und Anlagen sowie natürliche und technische Systeme erforscht und auf sicheren Umgang oder Betrieb geprüft und bewertet. Schwerpunkt des Vortrages sind multimodale Polymeranalytik, nanoskalige Sensormaterialien und die Charakterisierung von technischen Eigenschaften von Polymeren sowie ihre Alterung und Umweltrelevanz. T2 - Institutsvortrag CY - Fraunhofer IAP, Potsdam, Germany DA - 18.05.2018 KW - Polymerwissenschaften PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-45243 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Falkenhagen, Jana T1 - Characterization of co (polyamide)s N2 - Charactrization of Co(polyamide)s Molar mass distribution; Functionalization; supression of end group effects in favor of sequence distribution analysis; Evidence of of randomization with increasing reaction time T2 - Polyamide Meeting, DSM CY - Sittard, The Netherlands DA - 20.04.2018 KW - Liquid chromatography KW - Mass spectrometry of polymers PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-44747 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Epping, Ruben A1 - Falkenhagen, Jana T1 - Characterization of small heterogeneities in polymers by analysis of UPLC/ESI-MS reconstructed ion chromatograms N2 - From simple molar mass disperse homopolymers over copolymers to functionalized, 3-dimensional structures containing various distributions, the complexity of polymeric materials has become more and more sophisticated in recent years. With applications in medicine, pharmacy, smart materials or for the semiconductor industry the requirements for the characterization have risen with the complexity of the used polymers. For each additional distribution, an additional dimension in analysis is needed. Small, often isobaric heterogeneities in topology or microstructure can usually not be simply separated chromatographically or distinguished by any common detector. Instead of a complicated, time consuming and/or expensive 2d-chromatography or ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) method, that also has its limitations, here a simple approach using size exclusion chromatography (SEC) coupled with electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI) is proposed. We used SEC for the separation because unlike other separation modes the separation in this mode solely should occur due to the hydrodynamic volume with no interference of other interactions. This simplifies the interpretation and the above mentioned heterogeneities should show a slight difference in hydrodynamic volume. ESI mass spectrometry can offer more than an access to mass dependent information like MMD, end group masses or CCD in polymer analysis. The online coupling to SEC allows the analysis of reconstructed ion chromatograms (RIC) of each degree of polymerization. While a complete separation often cannot be achieved, the derived retention times and peak widths lead to information on the existence and dispersity of heterogeneities in microstructure or topology, that are otherwise inaccessible or accessible only by time consuming or expensive methods. Because these heterogeneities might vary with the molar mass, analysis of the whole MMD-Peak (here the total ion current (TIC)) would not lead to the desired information. The broadening of the chromatographic peaks in this case does not origin from the already well known band broadening factors in chromatography from diffusion. This band broadening is attributed to the nature and composition of the analyte itself. Surprisingly there is very little investigation into the peak width or peak shape due to analyte structure itself found in literature. It is also shown, that with proper calibration even quantitative information could be obtained. This method is suitable to detect small differences in e. g. branching, topology, monomer sequence or tacticity and could potentially be used in production control of oligomeric products or other routinely done analyses to quickly indicate deviations from set parameters. Based on a variety of examples we demonstrate the possibilities and limitations of this approach. T2 - HTC-15 CY - Cardiff, UK DA - 24.01.2018 KW - UPLC/ESI-MS KW - Reconstructed chromatograms KW - Polymer analysis KW - Microstructure PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-44137 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Dudziak, Mateusz A1 - Silbernagl, Dorothee A1 - Sturm, Heinz T1 - Thermal properties of polymer nanocomposites based on polycarbonate (PC) and boehmite N2 - Nanocomposites are extremely versatile due to their physicochemical properties, which differ significantly from bulk homopolymers. One of the inorganic nanomaterials which are increasingly used as a filler in polymer matrices is boehmite, typically used as an inexpensive flame retardant. Here, it is used as a nanofiller in polycarbonate and polyamide, expecting to improve their mechanical properties. For industrial use boehmite is obtained by the solvothermal method, resulting in a layered nanomaterial, whereas naturally it occurs as single crystals with the size of <100µm. In this work we are obtaining and isolating boehmite crystals by a bottom-up method, in which a reaction between aluminum nitride and sodium hydroxide. Obtaining boehmite as microcrystals is necessary for its analysis and characterization, as well as to investigate its interaction with polymer matrices at the polymer/particle interface. Here, the obtained particles in polymer matrices are characterized with differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetry analysis. T2 - DPG-Frühjahrstagung 2019 CY - Regensburg, Germany DA - 31.03.2019 KW - Boehmite KW - Polycarbonate PY - 2019 AN - OPUS4-47768 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Famy, A. A1 - Agudo Jácome, Leonardo A1 - Schönhals, Andreas T1 - Effect of Silver Nanoparticles on the Dielectric Properties and the Homogeneity of Plasma Poly(acrylic acid) Thin Films N2 - For the first time, structure−electrochemical relationships of thin films of a plasma-polymerized acrylic acid/carbon dioxide AA/CO2 (75/25%) copolymer modified by implanted silver nanoparticles are discussed. The pulsed plasma polymerization of AA/CO2 was utilized and adjusted to obtain a maximal amount of COOH Groups forming an almost uncross-linked polymer structure. The prepared polymer layer is rinsed by a silver nitrate solution to impregnate Ag+ ions. This step is followed by its reduction of Ag+ with NaBH4 as a chemical route in comparison to the reduction by sunlight as an ecofriendly photoreduction method. The chemical composition and morphology of the topmost surface layer of the AA/CO2 polymer thin film were investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy. Moreover, the molecular mobility, conductivity, and thermal stability of the polymer layer were analyzed using broadband dielectric spectroscopy. The dielectric properties of the AA/ CO2 polymer thin film were studied in the presence of Ag+ ions or Ag0. It was found that a cross-linked polymer layer with a smooth surface and high conductivity was obtained in the presence of Ag+/ Ag0. KW - Nanoparticles PY - 2020 DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c06712 SN - 1932-7447 VL - 124 IS - 41 SP - 22817 EP - 22826 PB - ACS AN - OPUS4-51468 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Baumann, Maria A1 - Falkenhagen, Jana A1 - Weidner, Steffen A1 - Wold, C. A1 - Uliyanchenko, E. T1 - Characterization of copolymers of polycarbonate and polydimethylsiloxane by 2D chromatographic separation, MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, and FTIR spectroscopy N2 - The structure and composition of polycarbonate polydimethylsiloxane copolymer (PC-co-PDMS) was investigated by applying various analytical approaches including chromatographic separation methods, spectrometric, and spectroscopic detection techniques. In particular, size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and liquid adsorption chromatography operating at different conditions (e.g. using gradient solvent systems) were used to achieve separations according to molar mass and functionality distribution. The coupling of both techniques resulted in fingerprint two-dimensional plots, which could be used to easily compare different copolymer batches. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry was applied for structural investigations. The different ionization behavior of both comonomers, however, strongly limited the applicability of this technique. In contrast to that, Fourier-transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy could be used to quantify the amount of PDMS in the copolymer at different points in the chromatogram. The resulting methodology was capable of distinguishing PC-co-PDMS copolymer from PC homopolymer chains present in the material. KW - FTIR KW - Liquid chromatography KW - Mass spectrometry KW - Gradient elution KW - Polycarbonate-co-dimethylsiloxane copolymer PY - 2020 DO - https://doi.org/10.1080/1023666X.2020.1820170 VL - 25 IS - 7 SP - 1 EP - 12 PB - Taylor & Francis AN - OPUS4-51369 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Falkenhagen, Jana A1 - Weidner, Steffen A1 - Epping, Ruben T1 - Coupling of chromatographic and spectrometric techniques for polymer characterization N2 - Coupling of chromatographic and spectrometric techniques for polymer characterization; focus topics: LCxMALDI-TOF-MS and UPLC x ESI-TOF-MS T2 - 16. Tagung des Arbeitskreises Polymeranalytik CY - Online meeting DA - 22.03.2022 KW - Liquid chromatography KW - Mass spectrometry KW - Polymers KW - Two-dimensional chromatography (2D-LC) PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-54567 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Chatti, Saber A1 - Marestin, C. A1 - Jaffrezic, N. A1 - Falkenhagen, Jana A1 - Meyer, Klas A1 - Weidner, Steffen T1 - Chemical modification of lignin by functional polymers: towards specific green phases for the adsorption of organic pollutants in water N2 - Lignin is a highly aromatic low value biomass residue, which can be utilized for chemicals, fuels and materials production. In recent years, significant attention has focused on adsorber materials based on lignin. However, only 5% of the available lignin is exploited worldwide, thus significant opportunities for materials development still exist. Lignin has been vastly utilized as a feedstock for the synthesis of adsorbers for the removal of dyes and toxic organic molecules . To improve adsorption capacity, lignin can be chemically modified with oxygen-, nitrogen-, or sulfur-containing functional groups. Most frequently the phenolic groups of lignin were modified. In order to extend the application of lignin as adsorbers, we are especially interested in the chemical modification of this natural resource with a bio-based linear difluoro oligomers LOx (di- or monofunctional) or a heterocyclic monomer (Figure). T2 - 12. Journees maghreb-europe. Matériaux et Applications aux Dispositifs et Capteurs CY - Monastir, Tunisia DA - 08.11.2022 KW - Lignin KW - Biobased polymers KW - Modification PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-56238 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Musl, O. A1 - Falkenhagen, Jana A1 - Sumerskii, I. A1 - Sulaeva, I. A1 - Mahler, A. K. A1 - Rosenau, T. A1 - Potthast, A. T1 - Mapping the Hydrophobic Composition of Lignosulfonates with 2D HIC-SEC aq. Liquid Chromatography N2 - 2D-LC provides in-depth information on the complex composition of lignosulfonates – information hitherto inaccessible by state-of-the-art lignin analytics. Analysis of 12 industrial lignosulfonates revealed considerable differences in their composition and functional dispersity - properties that are crucial for lignosulfonate usage T2 - Sustainable Materials Research Summit 2022, S.M.A.R.T CY - Vancouver, Canada DA - 07.08.2022 KW - Lignosulfonate KW - Lignin KW - Amphiphilicity KW - Hydrophobic interaction KW - Chromatography (HIC) KW - Size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) KW - Functionality type distribution KW - Two-dimensional liquid chromatography (2D-LC) KW - Molar mass distribution PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-55510 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -