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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2016
Applicant:
Micromass Uk Limited, Wilmslow, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MICROMASS UK LIMITED, Wilmslow, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 30/72 (2006.01); H01J 49/04 (2006.01); B05B 17/06 (2006.01); G01N 30/06 (2006.01); G01N 30/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 30/724 (2013.01); B05B 17/0607 (2013.01); B05B 17/0623 (2013.01); G01N 30/06 (2013.01); H01J 49/045 (2013.01); H01J 49/0445 (2013.01); H01J 49/0454 (2013.01); G01N 2030/8447 (2013.01); G01N 2030/8452 (2013.01); G01N 2030/8458 (2013.01);
Abstract
A secondary ultrasonic nebulization device is disclosed comprising: a liquid sample delivery capillary; a sample receiving surface arranged for receiving a liquid sample from the capillary; and an ultrasonic transducer configured for oscillating the surface so as to nebulize the liquid sample received thereon, wherein the device is configured such that the oscillations of the surface by the ultrasonic transducer cause charged droplets and/or gas phase ions to be generated from the sample.