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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2016
Applicant:
Agena Bioscience, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Becker, La Jolla, CA (US);
Stefan Berkenkamp, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Agena Bioscience, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/04 (2006.01); H01J 49/16 (2006.01); G01N 33/483 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/0418 (2013.01); G01N 33/483 (2013.01); H01J 49/164 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are compositions and methods useful for preparing and analyzing a sample on a substrate by matrix assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry (MS). In some embodiments, compositions provided herein comprise a substrate, matrix and nanoparticles, and sometimes comprise one or more additives and sometimes an analyte. Compositions provided herein sometimes comprise nanoparticles that include or are made up of silicon dioxide.