Detector using mass spectroscopy for characterization of biological community
US8116981B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 28, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/6848
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Provided are methods and systems for rapidly and effectively characterizing a cell as belonging to a particular genus, species, strain, or having a particular phenotype. The methods and systems utilize mass spectrometry and low-energy negative ionization to detect cell surface markers indicative of a particular cell.
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