The Composition of Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate) (PET) Surface Precipitates Determined at High Resolving Power by Tandem Mass Spectrometry Imaging

Gregory L. Fisher*, John S. Hammond, Scott R. Bryan, Paul E. Larson, Ron M. A. Heeren

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Abstract

We present the first demonstration of a general method for the chemical characterization of small surface features at high magnification via simultaneous collection of mass spectrometry (MS) imaging and tandem MS imaging data. High lateral resolution tandem secondary ion MS imaging is employed to determine the composition of surface features on poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) that precipitate during heat treatment. The surface features, probed at a lateral resolving power of

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)843-848
Number of pages6
JournalMicroscopy and Microanalysis
Volume23
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2017

Keywords

  • mass spectrometry imaging
  • tandem MS imaging
  • molecular identification
  • polymer surface analysis
  • TOF-SIMS
  • CRYSTALLIZATION
  • SIMS

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