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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2013
Ut-battelle, Llc, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Knoxville, TN (US);
Gary J. Van Berkel, Clinton, TN (US);
Vilmos Kertesz, Knoxville, TN (US);
Olga S. Ovchinnikova, Knoxville, TN (US);
UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Knoxville, TN (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are described for laser ablation of an analyte from a specimen and capturing of the analyte in a dispensed solvent to form a testing solution. A solvent dispensing and extraction system can form a liquid microjunction with the specimen. The solvent dispensing and extraction system can include a surface sampling probe. The laser beam can be directed through the surface sampling probe. The surface sampling probe can also serve as an atomic force microscopy probe. The surface sampling probe can form a seal with the specimen. The testing solution including the analyte can then be analyzed using an analytical instrument or undergo further processing.