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Title: Three-dimensional molecular imaging by infrared laser ablation electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

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OSTI ID:1019086
 [1];  [2]
  1. Reston, VA
  2. Silver Spring, MD
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The field of the invention is atmospheric pressure mass spectrometry (MS), and more specifically a process and apparatus which combine infrared laser ablation with electrospray ionization (ESI).

Research Organization:
George Washington Univ., Washington, DC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-01ER15129
Assignee:
The George Washington University (Washington, DC)
Patent Number(s):
7,964,843
Application Number:
US Patent Application 12/323,276
OSTI ID:
1019086
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (7)

Nanoscale Atmospheric Pressure Laser Ablation-Mass Spectrometry journal April 2001
Mass Spectrometry Sampling Under Ambient Conditions with Desorption Electrospray Ionization journal October 2004
Laser Ablation Electrospray Ionization for Atmospheric Pressure, in Vivo, and Imaging Mass Spectrometry journal November 2007
Versatile New Ion Source for the Analysis of Materials in Open Air under Ambient Conditions journal April 2005
Laser Desorption-Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry for the Analysis of Peptides from Aqueous Solutions journal November 2002
Direct Protein Detection from Biological Media through Electrospray-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization/Mass Spectrometry journal May 2006
New dimension in nano-imaging: breaking through the diffraction limit with scanning near-field optical microscopy journal November 2004

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