H - Electricity – 01 – J
Patent
H - Electricity
01
J
H01J 49/04 (2006.01) H01J 49/16 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2228413
The use of non-porous membranes as sample supports for MALDI-TOFMS analysis of peptides and proteins as well as for the analysis of whole blood is herein described. Non-porous membranes have a uniform surface, allowing for greater sensitivity and accuracy. Specifically, the non-porosity favours crystal growth on the surface of the membrane only, thereby providing enhanced spectral quality over membranes with porous structures. Studies were performed using polyurethane (PU) membranes as an example of non-porous MALDI sample supports which showed that PU membranes yielded higher quality spectra compared with porous membrane sample supports such as polyether and polyvinyl difluoride) and the spectra obtained from PU membranes are of comparable quality as those obtained with metallic targets. However, the sample preparation for use with PU membranes is much less arduous compared with the preparation necessary for metallic targets.
Chow Art
Donald Lynda
Duckworth Harry
Ens Werner
Manley Darren
Ade & Company
University Of Manitoba
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