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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2019
Applicant:
Academia Sinica, Taipei, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ACADEMIA SINICA, Taipei, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/00 (2006.01); H01J 49/16 (2006.01); H01J 49/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/0036 (2013.01); H01J 49/063 (2013.01); H01J 49/165 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a device for characterizing a biological sample or an airborne sample. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the device comprises an electrospray source, a mass analyzer, a charge detector, and optionally, an ion guide. The present device is useful in analyzing the particle population in the biological or airborne sample based on the mass to charge (m/z) ratio and the charge (z) of each particle. Also disclosed herein are the methods of making a diagnosis of cancer by use of the present device, and methods of determining the mass distribution of particles in an airborne sample.