公开(公告)号：US12125691B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-22

申请号：US18208116

申请日：2023-06-09

Applicant: Purdue Research Foundation

Inventor： Robert Graham Cooks ,  Alan Keith Jarmusch ,  Valentina Pirro

IPC: H01J49/04 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/145 ,  A61B10/02 ,  A61F13/38 ,  G01N30/72 ,  H01J49/16 ,  G01N1/02

CPC classification number: H01J49/0459 ,  A61B5/14503 ,  A61B5/7282 ,  A61B10/02 ,  A61F13/38 ,  G01N30/72 ,  H01J49/0409 ,  H01J49/165 ,  G01N2001/028

Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for sample analysis using swabs. In certain aspects, the invention provides systems that include a probe having a conductive proximal portion coupled to a porous material at a distal portion of the probe that is configured to retain a portion of a sample that has contacted the porous material, and a mass spectrometer having an inlet. The system is configured such that the porous material at a distal portion of the probe is aligned over the inlet of the mass spectrometer.

公开(公告)号：US20240128071A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-18

申请号：US18491399

申请日：2023-10-20

Applicant: Micromass UK Limited

Inventor： Zoltán TAKÁTS ,  Júlia BALOG ,  Steven Derek PRINGLE ,  Tamás KARANCSI ,  Michael Raymond MORRIS ,  Lajos GÖDÖRHÁZY ,  Dániel SZALAY ,  Dániel SIMON

IPC: H01J49/04 ,  A61B1/04 ,  A61B1/273 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/01 ,  A61B5/0507 ,  A61B5/055 ,  A61B6/03 ,  A61B8/13 ,  A61B10/00 ,  A61B10/02 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/32 ,  A61B18/00 ,  A61B18/04 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61B18/18 ,  A61B18/20 ,  A61B90/13 ,  A61F13/38 ,  C12Q1/02 ,  C12Q1/04 ,  C12Q1/18 ,  C12Q1/24 ,  G01N1/22 ,  G01N3/00 ,  G01N9/00 ,  G01N27/623 ,  G01N27/624 ,  G01N30/72 ,  G01N33/487 ,  G01N33/68 ,  G01N33/92 ,  H01J49/00 ,  H01J49/02 ,  H01J49/06 ,  H01J49/10 ,  H01J49/14 ,  H01J49/16 ,  H01J49/24 ,  H01J49/26

CPC classification number: H01J49/049 ,  A61B1/041 ,  A61B1/2736 ,  A61B5/0066 ,  A61B5/0075 ,  A61B5/015 ,  A61B5/0507 ,  A61B5/055 ,  A61B6/032 ,  A61B6/037 ,  A61B8/13 ,  A61B10/00 ,  A61B10/0041 ,  A61B10/0233 ,  A61B10/0283 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/320068 ,  A61B18/00 ,  A61B18/04 ,  A61B18/042 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61B18/1445 ,  A61B18/1815 ,  A61B18/20 ,  A61B90/13 ,  A61F13/38 ,  C12Q1/025 ,  C12Q1/04 ,  C12Q1/18 ,  C12Q1/24 ,  G01N1/2202 ,  G01N3/00 ,  G01N9/00 ,  G01N27/623 ,  G01N27/624 ,  G01N30/724 ,  G01N33/487 ,  G01N33/6848 ,  G01N33/6851 ,  G01N33/92 ,  H01J49/0004 ,  H01J49/0027 ,  H01J49/0031 ,  H01J49/0036 ,  H01J49/025 ,  H01J49/0404 ,  H01J49/0409 ,  H01J49/0422 ,  H01J49/044 ,  H01J49/0445 ,  H01J49/0459 ,  H01J49/0463 ,  H01J49/0468 ,  H01J49/061 ,  H01J49/068 ,  H01J49/10 ,  H01J49/14 ,  H01J49/16 ,  H01J49/164 ,  H01J49/24 ,  H01J49/26 ,  G16B20/00

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed comprising a first device for generating aerosol, smoke or vapour from one or more regions of a target, an inlet conduit to an ion analyser or mass spectrometer, the inlet conduit having an inlet through which the aerosol, smoke or vapour passes, and a Venturi pump arrangement arranged and adapted to direct the aerosol, smoke or vapour towards the inlet.

公开(公告)号：US20240087867A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-14

申请号：US18235469

申请日：2023-08-18

Applicant: JP Scientific Limited

Inventor： Janusz Boleslaw PAWLISZYN ,  Wei ZHOU

IPC: H01J49/04

CPC classification number: H01J49/0459

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a device for generating ionized molecules of interest for analysis in a mass spectrometer. The molecules of interest are desorbed from the device into a desorption solvent. The device includes: a solid substrate having a spray-ionization end and a holding end, the substrate being sized and configured to hold the solvent at the spray-ionization end; and a fluid barrier configured to reduce movement of at least some of the solvent from the spray-ionization end towards the holding end. Methods for analyzing molecules in or from a sample are also provided.

公开(公告)号：US11764048B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-19

申请号：US18149468

申请日：2023-01-03

Applicant: Micromass UK Limited

Inventor： Zoltán Takáts ,  Frances Bolt ,  Tamás Karancsi ,  Emrys Jones ,  Keith Richardson ,  Lajos Godorhazy ,  Daniel Szalay ,  Julia Balog ,  Steven Derek Pringle ,  Daniel Simon

IPC: H01J49/00 ,  H01J49/04 ,  A61B10/02 ,  A61B17/32 ,  A61B18/00 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61B18/20 ,  G01N3/00 ,  G01N9/00 ,  G01N33/68 ,  H01J49/06 ,  H01J49/16 ,  G01N27/623 ,  A61B90/13 ,  A61B1/04 ,  A61B1/273 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/01 ,  A61B5/0507 ,  A61B5/055 ,  A61B6/03 ,  A61B8/13 ,  A61B10/00 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B18/04 ,  A61B18/18 ,  A61F13/38 ,  C12Q1/02 ,  C12Q1/04 ,  C12Q1/18 ,  C12Q1/24 ,  G01N1/22 ,  G01N27/624 ,  G01N30/72 ,  G01N33/487 ,  G01N33/92 ,  H01J49/02 ,  H01J49/10 ,  H01J49/14 ,  H01J49/24 ,  H01J49/26 ,  G16B20/00 ,  G16H10/40 ,  G16H15/00 ,  G16H50/20 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/31 ,  A61B5/145

CPC classification number: H01J49/049 ,  A61B1/041 ,  A61B1/2736 ,  A61B5/0066 ,  A61B5/0075 ,  A61B5/015 ,  A61B5/055 ,  A61B5/0507 ,  A61B6/032 ,  A61B6/037 ,  A61B8/13 ,  A61B10/00 ,  A61B10/0041 ,  A61B10/0233 ,  A61B10/0283 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/320068 ,  A61B18/00 ,  A61B18/04 ,  A61B18/042 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61B18/1445 ,  A61B18/1815 ,  A61B18/20 ,  A61B90/13 ,  A61F13/38 ,  C12Q1/025 ,  C12Q1/04 ,  C12Q1/18 ,  C12Q1/24 ,  G01N1/2202 ,  G01N3/00 ,  G01N9/00 ,  G01N27/623 ,  G01N27/624 ,  G01N30/724 ,  G01N33/487 ,  G01N33/6848 ,  G01N33/6851 ,  G01N33/92 ,  H01J49/0004 ,  H01J49/0027 ,  H01J49/0031 ,  H01J49/0036 ,  H01J49/025 ,  H01J49/044 ,  H01J49/0404 ,  H01J49/0409 ,  H01J49/0422 ,  H01J49/0445 ,  H01J49/0459 ,  H01J49/0463 ,  H01J49/0468 ,  H01J49/061 ,  H01J49/068 ,  H01J49/10 ,  H01J49/14 ,  H01J49/16 ,  H01J49/164 ,  H01J49/24 ,  H01J49/26 ,  A61B1/00013 ,  A61B1/31 ,  A61B5/14542 ,  A61B2010/0083 ,  A61B2017/320069 ,  A61B2018/00577 ,  A61B2018/00589 ,  A61B2018/00994 ,  A61B2218/002 ,  A61B2218/008 ,  G01N33/48735 ,  G01N2001/2223 ,  G01N2333/195 ,  G01N2405/00 ,  G01N2405/04 ,  G01N2405/08 ,  G01N2570/00 ,  G01N2800/26 ,  G16B20/00 ,  G16H10/40 ,  G16H15/00 ,  G16H50/20

Abstract: A method of analysis using mass spectrometry and/or ion mobility spectrometry is disclosed. The method comprises: using a first device to generate smoke, aerosol or vapour from a target comprising or consisting of a microbial population; mass analysing and/or ion mobility analysing said smoke, aerosol or vapour, or ions derived therefrom, in order to obtain spectrometric data; and analysing said spectrometric data in order to analyse said microbial population.

公开(公告)号：US20180233345A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-16

申请号：US15953810

申请日：2018-04-16

Applicant: MICROMASS UK LIMITED

Inventor： Steven Derek Pringle ,  Michael Raymond Morris ,  Stephen Smith ,  Michael McCullagh

IPC: H01J49/16 ,  H01J49/04 ,  H01J49/00

CPC classification number: H01J49/16 ,  A61B17/3203 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61B2017/32007 ,  A61B2018/00994 ,  A61B2018/1412 ,  A61B2018/1807 ,  A61B2218/008 ,  H01J49/0022 ,  H01J49/0031 ,  H01J49/04 ,  H01J49/0459 ,  H01J49/049 ,  H01J49/06 ,  H01J49/10

Abstract: A method of detecting one or more compounds, chemicals or contaminants in a substrate by mass spectrometry is disclosed. A non-living substrate is analysed by contacting the substrate with a diathermy knife. An electric current is applied to the diathermy knife such that the diathermy knife vaporises a portion of the substrate. The vapour is aspirated via a sampling tube pumped by a venturi pump into a vacuum chamber of a mass spectrometer. Analyte molecules are aspirated into the vacuum chamber whereupon they impact a surface of the vacuum chamber and are ionised to form analyte ions which are then mass analysed.

公开(公告)号：US20180103935A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-19

申请号：US15555998

申请日：2016-03-07

Applicant: Micromass UK Limited

Inventor： Steven Derek PRINGLE ,  Tamas KARANCSI ,  Emrys JONES ,  Michael Raymond MORRIS ,  Julia BALOG ,  James Ian LANGRIDGE ,  Zoltan TAKATS ,  Frances BOLT ,  Lajos GODORHAZY ,  Daniel SZALAY ,  Daniel SIMON ,  Keith RICHARDSON

IPC: A61B10/00 ,  G01N33/68 ,  A61B18/14 ,  G01N33/92 ,  H01J49/00 ,  H01J49/04 ,  H01J49/16 ,  H01J49/06

CPC classification number: H01J49/049 ,  A61B1/00013 ,  A61B1/041 ,  A61B1/2736 ,  A61B1/31 ,  A61B5/0066 ,  A61B5/0075 ,  A61B5/015 ,  A61B5/0507 ,  A61B5/055 ,  A61B5/14542 ,  A61B6/032 ,  A61B6/037 ,  A61B8/13 ,  A61B10/00 ,  A61B10/0041 ,  A61B10/0233 ,  A61B10/0283 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/320068 ,  A61B18/00 ,  A61B18/04 ,  A61B18/042 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61B18/1445 ,  A61B18/1815 ,  A61B18/20 ,  A61B90/13 ,  A61B2010/0083 ,  A61B2017/320069 ,  A61B2018/00577 ,  A61B2018/00589 ,  A61B2018/00994 ,  A61B2218/002 ,  A61B2218/008 ,  A61F13/38 ,  C12Q1/025 ,  C12Q1/04 ,  C12Q1/18 ,  C12Q1/24 ,  G01N1/2202 ,  G01N3/00 ,  G01N9/00 ,  G01N27/622 ,  G01N27/624 ,  G01N30/724 ,  G01N33/487 ,  G01N33/48735 ,  G01N33/6848 ,  G01N33/6851 ,  G01N33/92 ,  G01N2001/2223 ,  G01N2333/195 ,  G01N2405/00 ,  G01N2405/04 ,  G01N2405/08 ,  G01N2570/00 ,  G01N2800/26 ,  G06F19/324 ,  G06F19/3481 ,  G16B20/00 ,  G16H10/40 ,  G16H15/00 ,  G16H50/20 ,  H01J49/0004 ,  H01J49/0027 ,  H01J49/0031 ,  H01J49/0036 ,  H01J49/025 ,  H01J49/0404 ,  H01J49/0409 ,  H01J49/0422 ,  H01J49/044 ,  H01J49/0445 ,  H01J49/0459 ,  H01J49/0463 ,  H01J49/0468 ,  H01J49/061 ,  H01J49/068 ,  H01J49/10 ,  H01J49/14 ,  H01J49/16 ,  H01J49/164 ,  H01J49/24 ,  H01J49/26

Abstract: A method of analysis using mass and/or ion mobility spectrometry or ion mobility spectrometry is disclosed comprising: using a first device to generate aerosol, smoke or vapour from one or more regions of a first target of biological material; and mass and/or ion mobility analysing and/or ion mobility analysing said aerosol, smoke, or vapour, or ions derived therefrom so as to obtain first spectrometric data. The method may use an ambient ionisation method.

公开(公告)号：US20180049643A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-22

申请号：US15555888

申请日：2016-03-07

Applicant: Micromass UK Limited

Inventor： Julia BALOG ,  Tamas KARANCSI ,  Steven Derek PRINGLE ,  Zoltan TAKATS ,  James KINROSS ,  Jeremy K NICHOLSON

IPC: A61B5/00 ,  A61B10/02 ,  A61B1/04

CPC classification number: H01J49/049 ,  A61B1/00013 ,  A61B1/041 ,  A61B1/2736 ,  A61B1/31 ,  A61B5/0066 ,  A61B5/0075 ,  A61B5/015 ,  A61B5/0507 ,  A61B5/055 ,  A61B5/14542 ,  A61B6/032 ,  A61B6/037 ,  A61B8/13 ,  A61B10/00 ,  A61B10/0041 ,  A61B10/0233 ,  A61B10/0283 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/320068 ,  A61B18/00 ,  A61B18/04 ,  A61B18/042 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61B18/1445 ,  A61B18/1815 ,  A61B18/20 ,  A61B90/13 ,  A61B2010/0083 ,  A61B2017/320069 ,  A61B2018/00577 ,  A61B2018/00589 ,  A61B2018/00994 ,  A61B2218/002 ,  A61B2218/008 ,  A61F13/38 ,  C12Q1/025 ,  C12Q1/04 ,  C12Q1/18 ,  C12Q1/24 ,  G01N1/2202 ,  G01N3/00 ,  G01N9/00 ,  G01N27/622 ,  G01N27/624 ,  G01N30/724 ,  G01N33/487 ,  G01N33/48735 ,  G01N33/6848 ,  G01N33/6851 ,  G01N33/92 ,  G01N2001/2223 ,  G01N2333/195 ,  G01N2405/00 ,  G01N2405/04 ,  G01N2405/08 ,  G01N2570/00 ,  G01N2800/26 ,  G06F19/324 ,  G06F19/3481 ,  G16B20/00 ,  G16H10/40 ,  G16H15/00 ,  G16H50/20 ,  H01J49/0004 ,  H01J49/0027 ,  H01J49/0031 ,  H01J49/0036 ,  H01J49/025 ,  H01J49/0404 ,  H01J49/0409 ,  H01J49/0422 ,  H01J49/044 ,  H01J49/0445 ,  H01J49/0459 ,  H01J49/0463 ,  H01J49/0468 ,  H01J49/061 ,  H01J49/068 ,  H01J49/10 ,  H01J49/14 ,  H01J49/16 ,  H01J49/164 ,  H01J49/24 ,  H01J49/26

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed including a tool comprising a first device for generating aerosol from a target, the first device being deployed through an opening in a tubing of the tool, wherein the tubing is provided with aspiration ports or fenestrations such that the generated aerosol is aspirated into the tubing via the aspiration ports or fenestrations. The aspirated aerosol is then transferred to a mass spectrometer for subsequent mass analysis.

公开(公告)号：US20180047553A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-15

申请号：US15555860

申请日：2016-03-07

Applicant: Micromass UK Limited

Inventor： Keith RICHARDSON ,  Steven Derek PRINGLE ,  Julia BALOG ,  Zoltan TAKATS

IPC: H01J49/00 ,  H01J49/14 ,  A61B18/18 ,  A61B18/04 ,  A61B18/20 ,  H01J49/04 ,  A61B10/00

CPC classification number: H01J49/049 ,  A61B1/00013 ,  A61B1/041 ,  A61B1/2736 ,  A61B1/31 ,  A61B5/0066 ,  A61B5/0075 ,  A61B5/015 ,  A61B5/0507 ,  A61B5/055 ,  A61B5/14542 ,  A61B6/032 ,  A61B6/037 ,  A61B8/13 ,  A61B10/00 ,  A61B10/0041 ,  A61B10/0233 ,  A61B10/0283 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/320068 ,  A61B18/00 ,  A61B18/04 ,  A61B18/042 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61B18/1445 ,  A61B18/1815 ,  A61B18/20 ,  A61B90/13 ,  A61B2010/0083 ,  A61B2017/320069 ,  A61B2018/00577 ,  A61B2018/00589 ,  A61B2018/00994 ,  A61B2218/002 ,  A61B2218/008 ,  A61F13/38 ,  C12Q1/025 ,  C12Q1/04 ,  C12Q1/18 ,  C12Q1/24 ,  G01N1/2202 ,  G01N3/00 ,  G01N9/00 ,  G01N27/622 ,  G01N27/624 ,  G01N30/724 ,  G01N33/487 ,  G01N33/48735 ,  G01N33/6848 ,  G01N33/6851 ,  G01N33/92 ,  G01N2001/2223 ,  G01N2333/195 ,  G01N2405/00 ,  G01N2405/04 ,  G01N2405/08 ,  G01N2570/00 ,  G01N2800/26 ,  G06F19/324 ,  G06F19/3481 ,  G16B20/00 ,  G16H10/40 ,  G16H15/00 ,  G16H50/20 ,  H01J49/0004 ,  H01J49/0027 ,  H01J49/0031 ,  H01J49/0036 ,  H01J49/025 ,  H01J49/0404 ,  H01J49/0409 ,  H01J49/0422 ,  H01J49/044 ,  H01J49/0445 ,  H01J49/0459 ,  H01J49/0463 ,  H01J49/0468 ,  H01J49/061 ,  H01J49/068 ,  H01J49/10 ,  H01J49/14 ,  H01J49/16 ,  H01J49/164 ,  H01J49/24 ,  H01J49/26

Abstract: A method of spectrometric analysis comprises obtaining one or more sample spectra for an aerosol, smoke or vapour sample. The one or more sample spectra are subjected to pre-processing and then multivariate and/or library based analysis so as to classify the aerosol, smoke or vapour sample. The results of the analysis are used for various surgical or non-surgical applications.

公开(公告)号：US20180047551A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-15

申请号：US15555818

申请日：2016-03-07

Applicant: Micromass UK Limited

Inventor： Emrys JONES ,  Steven Derek PRINGLE ,  Zoltan TAKATS

IPC: H01J49/00 ,  A61B10/02 ,  H01J49/04 ,  G01N33/92

CPC classification number: H01J49/049 ,  A61B1/00013 ,  A61B1/041 ,  A61B1/2736 ,  A61B1/31 ,  A61B5/0066 ,  A61B5/0075 ,  A61B5/015 ,  A61B5/0507 ,  A61B5/055 ,  A61B5/14542 ,  A61B6/032 ,  A61B6/037 ,  A61B8/13 ,  A61B10/00 ,  A61B10/0041 ,  A61B10/0233 ,  A61B10/0283 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/320068 ,  A61B18/00 ,  A61B18/04 ,  A61B18/042 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61B18/1445 ,  A61B18/1815 ,  A61B18/20 ,  A61B90/13 ,  A61B2010/0083 ,  A61B2017/320069 ,  A61B2018/00577 ,  A61B2018/00589 ,  A61B2018/00994 ,  A61B2218/002 ,  A61B2218/008 ,  A61F13/38 ,  C12Q1/025 ,  C12Q1/04 ,  C12Q1/18 ,  C12Q1/24 ,  G01N1/2202 ,  G01N3/00 ,  G01N9/00 ,  G01N27/622 ,  G01N27/624 ,  G01N30/724 ,  G01N33/487 ,  G01N33/48735 ,  G01N33/6848 ,  G01N33/6851 ,  G01N33/92 ,  G01N2001/2223 ,  G01N2333/195 ,  G01N2405/00 ,  G01N2405/04 ,  G01N2405/08 ,  G01N2570/00 ,  G01N2800/26 ,  G06F19/324 ,  G06F19/3481 ,  G16B20/00 ,  G16H10/40 ,  G16H15/00 ,  G16H50/20 ,  H01J49/0004 ,  H01J49/0027 ,  H01J49/0031 ,  H01J49/0036 ,  H01J49/025 ,  H01J49/0404 ,  H01J49/0409 ,  H01J49/0422 ,  H01J49/044 ,  H01J49/0445 ,  H01J49/0459 ,  H01J49/0463 ,  H01J49/0468 ,  H01J49/061 ,  H01J49/068 ,  H01J49/10 ,  H01J49/14 ,  H01J49/16 ,  H01J49/164 ,  H01J49/24 ,  H01J49/26

Abstract: A method of ion imaging is disclosed that includes automatically sampling a plurality of different locations on a sample using a front device which is arranged and adapted to generate aerosol, smoke or vapour from the sample. Mass spectral data and/or ion mobility data corresponding to each location is obtained and the obtained mass spectral data and/or ion mobility data is used to construct, train or improved a sample classification model.

公开(公告)号：US20180042583A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-15

申请号：US15556064

申请日：2016-03-07

Applicant: Micromass UK Limited

Inventor： Steven Derek PRINGLE ,  Emrys JONES ,  Michael Raymond MORRIS ,  Julia BALOG ,  James Ian LANGRIDGE ,  Keith RICHARDSON ,  Daniel SIMON ,  Lajos GODORHAZY ,  Daniel SZALAY ,  Zoltan TAKATS

IPC: A61B10/00 ,  A61B18/04 ,  A61B18/18 ,  H01J49/02 ,  A61B90/13 ,  G01N27/62 ,  H01J49/04 ,  H01J49/00 ,  G01N33/92 ,  A61B18/20

CPC classification number: H01J49/049 ,  A61B1/00013 ,  A61B1/041 ,  A61B1/2736 ,  A61B1/31 ,  A61B5/0066 ,  A61B5/0075 ,  A61B5/015 ,  A61B5/0507 ,  A61B5/055 ,  A61B5/14542 ,  A61B6/032 ,  A61B6/037 ,  A61B8/13 ,  A61B10/00 ,  A61B10/0041 ,  A61B10/0233 ,  A61B10/0283 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/320068 ,  A61B18/00 ,  A61B18/04 ,  A61B18/042 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61B18/1445 ,  A61B18/1815 ,  A61B18/20 ,  A61B90/13 ,  A61B2010/0083 ,  A61B2017/320069 ,  A61B2018/00577 ,  A61B2018/00589 ,  A61B2018/00994 ,  A61B2218/002 ,  A61B2218/008 ,  A61F13/38 ,  C12Q1/025 ,  C12Q1/04 ,  C12Q1/18 ,  C12Q1/24 ,  G01N1/2202 ,  G01N3/00 ,  G01N9/00 ,  G01N27/622 ,  G01N27/624 ,  G01N30/724 ,  G01N33/487 ,  G01N33/48735 ,  G01N33/6848 ,  G01N33/6851 ,  G01N33/92 ,  G01N2001/2223 ,  G01N2333/195 ,  G01N2405/00 ,  G01N2405/04 ,  G01N2405/08 ,  G01N2570/00 ,  G01N2800/26 ,  G06F19/324 ,  G06F19/3481 ,  G16B20/00 ,  G16H10/40 ,  G16H15/00 ,  G16H50/20 ,  H01J49/0004 ,  H01J49/0027 ,  H01J49/0031 ,  H01J49/0036 ,  H01J49/025 ,  H01J49/0404 ,  H01J49/0409 ,  H01J49/0422 ,  H01J49/044 ,  H01J49/0445 ,  H01J49/0459 ,  H01J49/0463 ,  H01J49/0468 ,  H01J49/061 ,  H01J49/068 ,  H01J49/10 ,  H01J49/14 ,  H01J49/16 ,  H01J49/164 ,  H01J49/24 ,  H01J49/26

Abstract: A method is disclosed comprising obtaining or acquiring chemical or other non-mass spectrometric data from one or more regions of a target using a chemical sensor. The chemical or other non-mass spectrometric data may be used to determine one or more regions of interest of the target. An ambient ionisation ion source may then be used to generate aerosol, smoke or vapour from one or more regions of the target.