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US 2023/0154737 A1Published application
Mass spectrometry analysis of microorganisms in samples
AssigneePurdue Research Foundation
InventorsRobert Graham Cooks, Ahmed Mohamed Hamid, Alan Keith Jarmusch, Zheng Ouyang
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Abstract
The invention generally relates to systems and methods for mass spectrometry analysis of microorganisms in samples.
Claims7
1-18. (canceled)
A method for capturing an unknown microorganism from a sample, the method comprising:
- providing a product comprising a capture module configured to capture an intact unknown microorganism from a sample, wherein the capture module comprises a porous substrate that is held between a top and bottom portion of a cartridge, the top and bottom portion sandwiching the porous substrate and each having an opening therein such that a portion of the porous substrate is exposed when the porous substrate in held in the cartridge;
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- moving air or liquid through the exposed portion of the porous substrate such that any unknown microorganism in the air or liquid is retained and captured by the porous substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.