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AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsRichard A. Mathies, Anna Butterworth, Matin Golozar, Jeremy McCauley, James Stephen Oliver New
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In various embodiments a capture surface for capturing high velocity and hypervelocity dust and ice particles is provided. In certain embodiments the capture surface is comprised of a soft metal that is chosen to optimize particle capture efficiency, to minimize thermal degradation of chemicals and biochemical in the particles, and to present the captured particles to an analyzer for chemical and biochemical analysis of the particles and their contents. In various embodiments capture chambers comprising one or more such capture surfaces are provided as well as methods of use thereof.
A particle capture surface configured for capture of high and/or hyper velocity dust, aerosol, and/or ice particles, wherein said capture surface is comprised of soft metal that maximizes particle capture efficiency, minimizes thermal degradation and shock degradation of chemical and biochemical components in the particles, and said surface is configured to present the captured particles, or components therein, on said surface for direct analysis or to deliver said particles, or component therein, to an analyzer for chemical and/or biochemical analysis of the particles and their component contents.
A particle capture surface configured for capture of high and/or hyper velocity dust, aerosol, and/or ice particles, wherein said capture surface is comprised of an easily cleaned soft metal that maximizes particle capture efficiency, minimizes thermal degradation of chemicals and biochemicals in the particles, that is configured to permit facile dissolution of the particles and their chemical and biochemical contents into a volume of extractant fluid, and is configured to enable transfer of the extractant fluid to an analyzer for chemical and biochemical analysis.
The particle capture surface of claim 64, wherein said one or more channels have a cross-section that is not square or rectangular.
The particle capture surface of claim 64, wherein said one or more channels have a cross-section with chamfered sides, a cross-section with a curved bottom, and a cross-section with sloping sides, or a conical cross-section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.