Microengineered nanospray electrode system
CA 2552086 C · Owner: Microsaic Systems Plc · Inventors: Syms, Richard
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A method of aligning a nanospray capillary needle a set of electrodes, and a capillary input to a mass spectrometer is described. The electrode system is formed using microengineering technologies as an assembly of two separate chips. Each chip is formed on an insulating plastic substrate. The first chip carries mechanical alignment features for the capillary electrospray needle and the API mass spectrometer input together with a set of partial electrodes. The second chip carries a set of partial electrodes. The complete electrode system is formed when the chips are assembled in a stacked configuration and consists of an einzel lens capable of initiating a Taylor cone and separating ions …
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- Filed July 14, 2006 and granted September 9, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 14, 2026.
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