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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2002
Jeff Brown, Cheshire, GB;
Dominic Gostick, Cheshire, GB;
Edouard S. P. Bouvier, Stow, MA (US);
John Charles Gebler, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Peter Jeng Jong Lee, Westborough, MA (US);
James Ian Langridge, Cheshire, GB;
Emmanuelle Claude, Altrincham, GB;
Weibin Chen, Holliston, MA (US);
Jeff Brown, Cheshire, GB;
Dominic Gostick, Cheshire, GB;
Edouard S. P. Bouvier, Stow, MA (US);
John Charles Gebler, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Peter Jeng Jong Lee, Westborough, MA (US);
James Ian Langridge, Cheshire, GB;
Emmanuelle Claude, Altrincham, GB;
Weibin Chen, Holliston, MA (US);
Micromass UK Limited, Manchester, GB;
Abstract
A MALDI sample plateis disclosed which comprises a metallic substratehaving a circular groove or moat. A hydrophobic polytetrafluoroethylene layeris applied to the substrateand a central portionof the substrateis laser etched which roughens the surface of the substrate. A thin polystyrene layer is then applied to the polytetrafluoroethylene layerand the central portion