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Information acquisition method, information acquisition apparatus and disease diagnosis method

US7701138B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 28, 2005
Grant dateApr 20, 2010
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Expiry dateMay 14, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N33/4833
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An information acquisition method for acquiring information on a target object, that includes a step of promoting ionization of the target object using a substance for promoting ionization of the target object to cause the target object to emit, and a step of acquiring information on the mass of the flew target object using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry.

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