The full text of this article hosted at iucr.org is unavailable due to technical difficulties. SPECIAL ISSUE RESEARCH ARTICLE Application of hot‐stage microscopy Direct Analysis in Real‐Time mass spectrometry (HDM) to the analysis of polymers Lindsay P. Harding Corresponding Author E-mail address: l.p.harding@hud.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3985-1251 Thermal Methods Research Unit, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, UK Correspondence L. P.