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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2013
Applicant:
The University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (US);
Inventors:
Franco Basile, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Shaofeng Zhang, Exton, PA (US);
Assignee:
Wyoming Research Products Center, Laramie, WY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 59/44 (2006.01); H01J 49/04 (2006.01); C07K 1/12 (2006.01); G01N 33/68 (2006.01); H01J 49/14 (2006.01); H01J 49/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/0468 (2013.01); C07K 1/12 (2013.01); G01N 33/6848 (2013.01); H01J 49/0472 (2013.01); H01J 49/142 (2013.01); H01J 49/26 (2013.01); Y10T 436/24 (2015.01); Y10T 436/25 (2015.01);
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.