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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2019
Applicant:
Vanderbilt University;
Inventors:
David Anderson, Nashville, TN (US);
Eric Spivey, Nashville, TN (US);
Richard Caprioli, Nashville, TN (US);
Assignee:
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, Nashville, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 14/24 (2006.01); C23C 14/04 (2006.01); C23C 14/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C 14/24 (2013.01); C23C 14/04 (2013.01); C23C 14/50 (2013.01); C23C 14/243 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to apparatus and methods for sublimation and deposition of chemicals. In particular aspects, this disclosure relates to apparatus and methods for patterned sublimation and deposition of chemicals for use in matrix assisted laser desorption ionization imaging mass spectrometry (MALDI IMS). In specific aspects, the apparatus comprises a vacuum chamber and a template comprising a planar surface containing the chemical to be sublimed, where the template is located within the vacuum chamber.