Zero voltage mass spectrometry probes and systems

Patent · Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 EDT 2020

OSTI ID:1735026

Cooks, Robert Graham; Wleklinski, Michael Stanley; Bag, Soumabha; Li, Yafeng

The invention generally relates to zero volt mass spectrometry probes and systems. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a system including a mass spectrometry probe including a porous material, and a mass spectrometer (bench-top or miniature mass spectrometer). The system operates without an application of voltage to the probe. In certain embodiments, the probe is oriented such that a distal end faces an inlet of the mass spectrometer. In other embodiments, the distal end of the probe is 5 mm or less from an inlet of the mass spectrometer.

• Research Organization: GOVERNMENT SUPPORT This invention was made with government support under CHE1307264 awarded by National Science Foundation and DE-FG02-06ER15807 awarded by Department of Energy. The government has certain rights in the invention.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-06ER15807
• Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, IN)
• Patent Number(s): 10,714,323
• Application Number: 16/280,319
• OSTI ID: 1735026
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 02/20/2019
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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