Target support with pattern recognition sites
US7034290B2 · kind B2 · utility
59Cited by
1References
18Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB82Y30/00
- WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides a substrate for use in an ion source of a mass spectrometer system. The substrate may be employed independently or in conjunction with an ion source or a mass spectrometry system. A substrate is provided having at least one pattern recognition site and a carbon nanotube adjacent to the pattern recognition site. Methods of making and ionizing samples using the pattern recognition site and carbon nanotube surface are also disclosed.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.