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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2020
Alcala Pharmaceutical, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
David J. Smith, San Diego, CA (US);
Matthew D. Rifat, San Diego, CA (US);
Christian Tagwerker, Oceanside, CA (US);
Irfan Baig, San Diego, CA (US);
Ranulu Samanthi de Zoysa, Escondido, CA (US);
Eric J. Brunson, San Diego, CA (US);
ALCALA PHARMACEUTICAL, INC., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for preparation of a dried blood sample for multiplexing of analytes includes the steps of mixing an Internal Standard solution with a first diluent in a vessel, the Internal Standard solution including a plurality of different Internal Standards, adding the dried blood sample to the vessel, sonicating the vessel containing the Internal Standard solution, the first diluent and the dried blood sample, and removing the dried blood sample from the vessel. The Internal Standard solution can include a plurality of Internal Standards. The Internal Standard solution can include at least 15 Internal Standards. The dried blood sample can be generated using less than 50 μL of blood. The dried blood sample can be generated using less than 10 μL of blood. The first diluent can include methanol or a mixture of water and methanol.