Method and device for performing analyses in parallel
AssigneeAmersham Biosciences AB
InventorJan Axelsson
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Abstract
The present invention relates to analysis devices having means (3, 5, 7) for producing a plurality of ion beams of samples substantially simultaneously; mass separating means for individually mass separating each ion beam in parallel and detecting means (131-13n) for detecting said mass separated ion beams substantially simultaneously, and to methods for using such devices.
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Mass spectrometer for analysing a plurality of spatially separated target samples from a sample characterised in that it comprises means (3, 5, 7) for ionising a plurality of said target samples (111-11n) in parallel in order to produce a plurality of spatially separated ion beams (271-27n) from said target samples substantially simultaneously;
- and a plurality of separate detection means (131-13n) arranged to each detect substantially simultaneously a different one of the plurality of ion beams (271-27n) and each producing a separate signal relating to the constituents of the ion beam (271-27n) detected by it.
Method for analysing target samples from a sample characterised by the steps of:
- producing a plurality of spatially separate ion beams from said target samples substantially simultaneously;
- and separately detecting the constituents of said separate ion beams substantially simultaneously.
The use of a mass spectrometer or method in accordance with any of the previous claims to analyse the composition of a biological sample or biological samples.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.