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Patent No.:

US 10672601 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020

Filed:

Jun. 06, 2017
Applicant:

The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);

Inventors:

Trent Russell Northen, Walnut Creek, CA (US);

Joshua Vance Heinemann, Pittsburg, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/16 (2006.01); H01J 49/04 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); H01J 49/00 (2006.01); H01J 49/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/0431 (2013.01); B01L 3/502792 (2013.01); H01J 49/164 (2013.01); B01L 2200/0689 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0645 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0816 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0822 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0887 (2013.01); B01L 2300/12 (2013.01); B01L 2400/0427 (2013.01); H01J 49/0018 (2013.01); H01J 49/26 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed herein are devices and methods for detecting compounds in droplets using mass spectrometry. In some embodiments, the device comprises: a microfluidics-MS (microMS) device, wherein the microMS device comprises: a droplet-to-digital microfluidic device, wherein the droplet-to-digital microfluidic device comprises: a glass layer; an electrode layer comprising chrome electrodes etched onto one side of the glass layer; a dielectric layer configured for electrowetting; and a microfluidics layer comprising channels, pockets, and a droplet generator, for example a T-junction droplet generator, wherein the pockets are connected to the channels; and a mass spectrometry plate, wherein the mass spectrometry plate is reversibly sealed to the microfluidic device.


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Northen, Trent. (2020). Detecting compounds in microfluidic droplets using mass spectrometry (U.S. Patent No. 10672601). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10672601

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