Spectrometric analysis of plants
AssigneeMicromass UK Limited
InventorsEmrys Jones, Sara Stead, Julia Balog, Richard Schafer
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Abstract
A method of analysis using mass spectrometry and/or ion mobility spectrometry is disclosed comprising: (a) using a first device to generate smoke, aerosol or vapour from a target plant material; (b) mass analysing and/or ion mobility analysing said smoke, aerosol or vapour, or ions derived therefrom, in order to obtain spectrometric data; and (c) analysing said spectrometric data in order to identify and/or characterise said plant material.
Claims19
A method of analysis using mass spectrometry and/or ion mobility spectrometry comprising:
- (a) using a first device to generate smoke, aerosol or vapour from a target plant material, wherein the first device is a rapid evaporation ionization mass spectrometry (“REIMS”) device;
- (b) mass analysing and/or ion mobility analysing said smoke, aerosol or vapour, or ions derived therefrom, in order to obtain spectrometric data;
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- (c) analysing said spectrometric data in order to identify and/or characterise said plant material.
Apparatus comprising:
- (a) a first device for generating smoke, aerosol or vapour from a target plant material, wherein the first device is a rapid evaporation ionization mass spectrometry (“REIMS”) device;
- (b) a mass spectrometer and/or ion mobility spectrometer for analysing said smoke, aerosol or vapour, or ions derived therefrom, in order to obtain spectrometric data;
- and (c) a processor adapted to analyse said spectrometric data in order to identify and/or characterise said target plant material.
A method of analysis using mass spectrometry and/or ion mobility spectrometry comprising:
- (a) using a first device to generate smoke, aerosol or vapour from a target plant material, wherein said step of using said first device to generate aerosol, smoke or vapour from said target plant material comprises contacting said target plant material with one or more electrodes and applying an AC or RF voltage to said one or more electrodes in order to generate said aerosol, smoke or vapour;
- (b) mass analysing and/or ion mobility analysing said smoke, aerosol or vapour, or ions derived therefrom, in order to obtain spectrometric data;
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- (c) analysing said spectrometric data in order to identify and/or characterise said plant material.
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