Matrix-assisted laser desorption and ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry (MS) is an
indispensable tool in modern lipid research since it is fast, sensitive, tolerates sample …

Polymers are omnipresent in our everyday lives. For specific applications, their properties
can be extensively modified by various types of additives, eg, processing stabilizers …

Within this paper we discuss analytical strategies for the characterization and quantitation of
hindered amine light stabilizers (HALS) an important sub-group of polymer additives. For the …

The effects of ultraviolet (UV) irradiation on the degradation of Irgafos 168 and the migration
of its two degradation products, 2, 4-di-tert-butylphenol and tris (2, 4-di-tert-butylphenyl) …

In recent years, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry
(MALDI-TOF MS) plays an essential role in the analysis of polymers. To acquire a more …

Polyolefin, including polypropylene (PP), constitutes an important class of materials. In
particular, the recent interest in recycling plastic wastes necessitates their characterization …

A simple and sensitive analytical method for the determination of several plastic additives in
multilayer packaging based on solid-liquid extraction (SLE) and ultra-high performance …

The segregation in dried droplet MALDI sample spots was analyzed with regard to the matrix-
to-sample ratio using optical microscopy, MALDI imaging mass spectrometry (MALDI MSI) …

The analysis of synthetic polymers represents today an important part of polymer science to
determine their physical properties and to optimize the performance of polymeric materials …

Here we present a new analytical method where immunoconcentration of the analyte is
coupled to quantitative matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass …