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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016

Filed:

Jun. 30, 2011
Applicants:

Christopher Abell, Cambridgeshire, GB;

Wilhelm T. S. Huck, Cambridgeshire, GB;

Timothy Sharpe, Brugg, CH;

Clive Smith, Cambridgeshire, GB;

Todd Mize, Oxfordshire, GB;

Carol Robinson, Oxfordshire, GB;

Xin LI, Cambridgeshire, GB;

Inventors:

Christopher Abell, Cambridgeshire, GB;

Wilhelm T. S. Huck, Cambridgeshire, GB;

Timothy Sharpe, Brugg, CH;

Clive Smith, Cambridgeshire, GB;

Todd Mize, Oxfordshire, GB;

Carol Robinson, Oxfordshire, GB;

Xin Li, Cambridgeshire, GB;

Assignee:

CAMBRIDGE ENTERPRISE LIMITED, Cambridgeshire, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 24/00 (2006.01); H01J 49/00 (2006.01); H01J 49/16 (2006.01); H01J 49/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/0031 (2013.01); H01J 49/16 (2013.01); H01J 49/165 (2013.01); H01J 49/26 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems that employ microdroplets are used in embodiments for Microdroplet Electrospray Ionisation Mass Spectrometry (ESI MS). Thus, a method of detecting an analyte includes providing an oil composition comprising oil and an aqueous microdroplet comprising the analyte, the oil composition comprising a surfactant to stabilise the aqueous microdroplet in the oil composition; and performing ionisation mass spectrometry analysis of the oil composition.


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