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Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015

Filed:

May. 24, 2012
Applicants:

John Volckens, Fort Collins, CO (US);

Gary Casuccio, Brave, PA (US);

Henry P. Lentz, Apache Junction, AZ (US);

Anthony Marchese, Fort Collins, CO (US);

John T. Mastovich, Murrysville, PA (US);

Daniel David Miller-lionberg, Fort Collins, CO (US);

Judith Chun-hsu Yang, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Inventors:

John Volckens, Fort Collins, CO (US);

Gary Casuccio, Brave, PA (US);

Henry P. Lentz, Apache Junction, AZ (US);

Anthony Marchese, Fort Collins, CO (US);

John T. Mastovich, Murrysville, PA (US);

Daniel David Miller-Lionberg, Fort Collins, CO (US);

Judith Chun-Hsu Yang, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/22 (2006.01); G01N 1/02 (2006.01); G01N 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/02 (2013.01); G01N 1/2202 (2013.01); G01N 2001/2276 (2013.01); G01N 2015/0038 (2013.01);
Abstract

A thermophoretic sampler includes a sample assembly into which a removable sample cartridge can be inserted. The sample cartridge holds a substrate that, upon insertion, is exposed to a sample chamber. Thermophoresis is induced in the sample chamber, causing nanoparticles to be deposited on the substrate.


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