Container-less polymerization in acoustically levitated droplets: an analytical study by GPC and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry

摘要

Molecular masses and end groups of polystyrene (PS) formed in a novel container-less polymerization strategy, based on levitated droplets in an acoustic trap, were determined by Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC) and Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time of Flight Mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS).