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US 7,030,373 B2Granted
MALDI plate construction with grid
AssigneesApplera Corporation, MDS Inc.
InventorsMarvin L. Vestal, Timothy E. Hutchins
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Abstract
A MALDI plate construction is provided to support a sample in a manner to effect mass spectrometry of the sample. The plate construction comprises a sample receiving surface, a plate holder for retaining the sample receiving surface and an electrically conductive grid positioned adjacent to the sample receiving surface and in electrical contact with the plate holder.
Claims17
A plate construction for supporting at least one sample to effect mass spectrometry of the sample that comprises:
- a sample receiving surface upon which the at least one sample is deposited,
- a plate holder adapted to retain the sample receiving surface and
- at least one electrically conductive grid positioned above the sample receiving surface and in electrical contact with the plate holder and
- wherein at least a portion of the grid is in physical contact with the sample receiving surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.