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Detection of compounds in a dried fluid spot by direct MALDI/MS

US9404918B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Zentech, Inc. · US

Inventors

Maria D'Aloia · Liège, BE
Nicolas Smargiasso · Meerhout, BE
Delphine Debois · Meerhout, BE
Edwin De Pauw · Marchin, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 13, 2014
Grant date	Aug 2, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 13, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T436/24
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

It is provided a method for detection and/or quantification of at least one molecule presents in blood by a MALDI-MS analysis of a dried fluid spot without the presence of any digestion step or liquid extraction step, which permits to further analyze the physical distribution of at least one molecule within a dried fluid spot.

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