This book presents the fundamentals and applications of Matrix Assisted
Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry
(MALDI-ToF-MS) technique. It highlights the basic principles, the
history of invention as well as the mechanism of ionization and mass
determination using this technique. It describes the fundamental
principles and methods for MALDI spectra interpretation and
determination of exact chemical structures from experimental data. This
book guides the reader through the interpretation of MALDI data where
complex macromolecular spectra are simplified in order to present the
major principles behind data interpretation. In addition, each chapter
describes how MALDI-ToF-MS analysis provides necessary understanding of
the copolymer systems that have been designed for specialized biomedical
applications.