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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2011
Pierre Alusta, Little Rock, AR (US);
Cameron Dorey, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
William Ryan Parker, Greers Ferry, AR (US);
Jon G. Wilkes, Little Rock, AR (US);
Dan Buzatu, Benton, AR (US);
Pierre Alusta, Little Rock, AR (US);
Cameron Dorey, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
William Ryan Parker, Greers Ferry, AR (US);
Jon G. Wilkes, Little Rock, AR (US);
Dan Buzatu, Benton, AR (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a mass spectrometer for analyzing a sample that has or is suspected of having microorganisms. The disclosed mass spectrometer has been uniquely configured to include a sample platform which functions as a counter electrode or discharge electrode and a surface to provide the sample to be analyzed. The mass spectrometer also includes an ion source positioned adjacent to the sample platform for ionizing and volatizing molecules within the sample, wherein the sample platform and the ion source are positioned such that during operation of the mass spectrometer an electrical discharge takes place between the ion source and the sample platform. Also disclosed are methods for generating a mass spectrum profile/fingerprint of a sample. The methods include positioning a sample platform having a sample adjacent to an ion source.