Authored by internationally recognized experts from academia and industry, Mass Spectrometry of Polymers systematically assesses this growing discipline. It provides a historical perspective and a review of modern instrumentation and methods. The text highlights mathematical concepts and practical algorithms used in some of the major quantitative polymer applications of MS, and then describes the most relevant applications of MS to the analysis of polymers and the techniques currently employed. This book will remain useful to both novices and experienced practitioners in polymer MS.Catalog Copy