Method and apparatus for providing a sample for a subsequent analysis

US8362414B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Föderung der Wissenschaften e.V. · US
• GEORG-AUGUST-UNIVERSITÄT GÖTTINGEN STIFTUNG ÖFFENTLICHEN RECHTS · DE

Inventors

• Ales Charvat · Oebisfelde, DE
• Henning Urlaub · Oebisfelde, DE
• Bernd Abel · Dransfeld, DE
• Erdmann Rapp · Magdeburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 14, 2008
• Grant date: Jan 29, 2013
• Expiry date: Jul 9, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H01J49/0431
• WIPO field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for providing a sample for a subsequent analysis of the sample, particularly for analyzing biomolecules, comprising the following steps: generating a free micro liquid jet in an environment having a predetermined pressure, wherein the micro liquid jet contains a carrier liquid and the sample to be analyzed, and dispersing the micro liquid jet into droplets containing the sample, wherein the environment surrounding the micro liquid jet is a gaseous environment in which the pressure is above vacuum conditions.