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SUMMARY:Modern MALDI-MS in Synthetic Polymer Research – Advances in the T
 echnology, Applications and Analytical Workflows
LOCATION:Virtual Seminar
TZID:America/Denver
DTSTART:20210322T160000
UID:2026-04-23-23-39-00@natsci.colostate.edu
DTSTAMP:20260423T233900
Description:Seminar presented by ARC-MMA and Bruker\n\nSpeakers:\n\nA. Fili
 penko\, Ph.D. – National Applied Markets Manager\, Bruker Scientific\, L
 LC\nP. Mbarushimana\, Ph.D. – Application Scientist\, Bruker Scientific\
 , LLC\n\nMass Spectrometry (MS) has become an indispensable tool for polym
 er analysis and has been widely used to study polymer structure and compos
 ition\, end-groups and additives\, molecular weight distribution\, degree 
 of polymerization\, and so on. MS analysis is extremely sensitive\, allowi
 ng the detection and identification of minor polymer components and synthe
 sis byproducts\, as well as low-level impurities and products of decomposi
 tion. Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization (MALDI) MS is a well-est
 ablished method of polymer characterization that continues to be developed
  and improved with new generations of MS instruments\, bringing new analyt
 ical capabilities and enhanced performance. Modern MALDI-MS instruments ge
 nerate rich chemical information highly specific for polymer structural an
 alysis\, copolymer composition and complex polymer mixtures characterizati
 on\, and can even be used for imaging of synthetic polymer surfaces. Becau
 se of its unique capabilities\, this technology has been widely used in a 
 great variety of polymer analysis applications in both academic and indust
 rial settings. In some cases\, MALDI-MS is the only technique that can pro
 vide the information required to solve a practical problem. It allows for 
 rapid MS analysis where no prior sample treatment or extensive separation 
 is needed\, including characterization of challenging insoluble polymers.\
 n\nAt this seminar\, we will discuss real-life application examples from b
 oth industry and academia to demonstrate the capabilities of MALDI-MS in t
 he field of synthetic polymer research. The seminar will provide an overvi
 ew of the state-of-the-art Bruker technologies and workflows in the contex
 t of specific analytical challenges and newly developed solutions.\n\n&nbs
 p\;\n\nZoom Link\n\n\nMeeting ID: 929 1235 7646\n\n\nPasscode: 1872\n\n&nb
 sp\;\n\n 4:00 pm
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