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US 10,705,006 B2Granted
Sample analysis for mass cytometry
AssigneeFluidigm Canada Inc.
InventorAlexandre Loboda
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Abstract
The invention relates to methods and devices for analysis of samples using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). The invention provides methods and devices in which individual ablation plumes are distinctively captured and transferred to the ICP, followed by analysis by mass cytometry.
Claims22
A laser ablation system comprising:
- a) a laser capable of producing laser illumination;
- b) a target, the target including a sample holder wherein the target and the laser are oriented such that the laser illumination produced by the laser is directed at the target;
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- c) an injector tube configured to carry an ablation plume to an ICP, wherein the system is configured so that a laser ablation plume produced by ablation by the laser of a sample held by the target is formed in the injector tube.
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