Mass spectrometer interface
CA 2470452 C · Owner: Ionics Mass Spectrometry Group, Inc. · Inventors: Jolliffe, Charles; Javahery, Gholamreza; Cousins, Lisa
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A mass spectrometer interface, having improved sensitivity and reduced chemical background is disclosed. The mass spectrometer interface provides improved desolvation chemical selectivity and ion transport. A flow of partially solvated ions is transported along a tortuous path into a region of disturbance of flow where ions and neutral molecules collide and mix. Thermal energy is applied to the region of disturbance to promote liberation of at least some of the ionized particles from any attached impurities thereby increasing the concentration of the ionized particles having the characteristic m/z ratios in the flow. Molecular reactions and low pressure ionization methods can also be …
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- Filed June 9, 2004 and granted October 3, 2017. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 9, 2024.
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