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Title: Microscale mass spectrometry systems, devices and related methods

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1258005

Mass spectrometry systems or assemblies therefore include an ionizer that includes at least one planar conductor, a mass analyzer with a planar electrode assembly, and a detector comprising at least one planar conductor. The ionizer, the mass analyzer and the detector are attached together in a compact stack assembly. The stack assembly has a perimeter that bounds an area that is between about 0.01 mm.sup.2 to about 25 cm.sup.2 and the stack assembly has a thickness that is between about 0.1 mm to about 25 mm.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
Assignee:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)
Patent Number(s):
9,373,492
Application Number:
13/804,911
OSTI ID:
1258005
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 Mar 14
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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