Mass tag analysis for rare cells and cell free molecules

    公开(公告)号:US11531024B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-20

    申请号:US15762597

    申请日:2016-09-24

    Abstract: The invention generally relates to mass tag analysis for rare cells and cell free molecules. In certain embodiments, the invention provides an apparatus including an essentially non-absorbent membrane having at least one pore, a microwell operably associated with the essentially non-absorbent membrane, and an electric field generator. The apparatus may be configured such that an electric field produced by the electric field generator operably interacts with a sample in the microwell and expels a droplet of the sample through the at least one pore in the essentially non-absorbent membrane. In certain embodiments, apparatuses of the invention are used for detection, and optionally quantification, of a target analyte from a heterogeneous sample, such as a rare target analyte (e.g., rare cell) from a biological sample.

    SAMPLE QUANTITATION USING A MINIATURE MASS SPECTROMETER

    公开(公告)号:US20210166927A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-03

    申请号:US17153156

    申请日:2021-01-20

    Abstract: The invention generally relates to sample analysis with a miniature mass spectrometer. In certain embodiments, the invention provides methods that involve generating ions of a first analyte and ions of a second analyte. Those ions are transferred through a discontinuous sample introduction interface into a first ion trap of a mass spectrometer in a manner in which the discontinuous sample introduction interface remains open during the transferring. The discontinuous sample introduction interface is closed and the ions are sequentially transferred to a second ion trap of the mass spectrometer where they are sequentially analyzed.

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