| US 7,465,921 B1 | ||
| Structured carbon nanotube tray for MALDI plates | ||
| Timothy H. Joyce, Mountain View, Calif. (US); Dan-Hul Dorothy Young, Sunnyvale, Calif. (US); and Jennifer Lu, Milpitas, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Agilent Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 02, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/367,735. | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. H01J 49/16 (2006.01); H01J 49/00 (2006.01); B01D 59/44 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 250—288 [250/281; 250/282; 250/423 R; 438/535] | 26 Claims |
| 1. A mass spectrometer system comprising:
(a) an ion source for generating ions from a sample;
(b) a target support situated in the ion source having a surface for holding the sample, the surface including a structured
carbon nanotube material;
(c) a laser for ionizing the sample on the structured carbon nanotube surface; and
(d) a detector situated downstream from the ion source for detecting the analyte ions.
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