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Title: Multinozzle emitter arrays for ultrahigh-throughput nanoelectrospray mass spectrometry

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1399781

The present invention provides for a structure comprising a plurality of emitters, wherein a first nozzle of a first emitter and a second nozzle of a second emitter emit in two directions that are not or essentially not in the same direction; wherein the walls of the nozzles and the emitters form a monolithic whole. The present invention also provides for a structure comprising an emitter with a sharpened end from which the emitter emits; wherein the emitters forms a monolithic whole. The present invention also provides for a fully integrated separation of proteins and small molecules on a silicon chip before the electrospray mass spectrometry analysis.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
Assignee:
The Regents of The University of California
Patent Number(s):
9,793,477
Application Number:
14/137,840
OSTI ID:
1399781
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 Dec 20
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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