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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2009
Applicants:
Franco Basile, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Shaofeng Zhang, Exton, PA (US);
Inventors:
Franco Basile, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Shaofeng Zhang, Exton, PA (US);
Assignee:
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/543 (2006.01); G01N 1/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/50 (2006.01); G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G01N 30/96 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for conducting the rapid pyrolysis of peptides, proteins, polymers, and biological materials. The method can be carried out at atmospheric pressures and takes only about 5 to 30 seconds. The samples are cleaved at the C-terminus of aspartic acid. The apparatus employs a probe on which the sample is heated and digested components analyzed.