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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2008
Can C. Ozbal, Maynard, MA (US);
Maxine Jonas, Charlestown, MA (US);
William A. Lamarr, Andover, MA (US);
Eduard Vernikov, Brighton, MA (US);
Can C. Ozbal, Maynard, MA (US);
Maxine Jonas, Charlestown, MA (US);
William A. LaMarr, Andover, MA (US);
Eduard Vernikov, Brighton, MA (US);
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of the invention provides a method of preparing an eluted sample containing salts or buffers from a liquid chromatography device for analysis by a mass spectrometry device. The method includes: continuously providing a non-polar solvent to the mass spectrometry device; receiving the eluted sample from the liquid chromatography device; flowing the eluted sample over a solid phase extraction column; flowing the non-polar solvent over the solid phase extraction column; and presenting non-polar solvent and the eluted sample to the mass spectrometry device.