Direct Analysis of Air and Water Sensitive Material by In-Chamber Ionization Mass Spectrometry
TS-067160 — The Need
Due to the unparalleled ability of Mass spectrometry (MS) to identify and quantify substances at the molecular level it is an indispensable tool in various industries, from pharmaceuticals and forensics to environmental monitoring and materials science. However, the power of MS is often hi…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Badu-Tawiah, Abraham; Hadad, Christopher; Lalisse, Remy; Sahraeian, Taghi; Wu, Yiying; Zheng, Jingfeng
- Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana
Co-Axial Contained Electrospray Ionization Platform for Mass Spectrometry
TS-067158 — The Need
Mass spectrometry (MS) is used across a wide range of applications for detection of various chemical analytes such as drug metabolites, pesticides, food adulterants, and natural product extracts. Recent developments have transformed MS into an all-purpose technique for in-situ and real-tim…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Badu-Tawiah, Abraham; Burris, Benjamin "Ben"; Grooms, Alex; Heiss, Derik; Kulyk, Dmytro
- Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana
Advanced Mass Spectrometry Hybrid Ionization Technology for Comprehensive Molecular Analysis
TS-066752 —
In today's fast-paced commercial and scientific environments, there is an increasing demand for precise and efficient analytical techniques capable of handling complex mixtures with diverse physicochemical properties. Existing ionization techniques like Electrospray Ionization (ESI) and Atmosp…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Badu-Tawiah, Abraham; Damale, Purva; Grooms, Alex; Kulyk, Dmytro
- Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana
Unique Panoptic Ion Source for Analyzing Complex Mixtures with Mass Spectroscopy
TS-062577 — Mass spectrometry (MS) is a widely used research tool for determining the exact molecular weight of particles within a sample. It separates electrically charged ions within a gas phase that are subsequently transferred into a mass analyzer, where they are sorted in space or time according to their m…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Badu-Tawiah, Abraham; Amoah, Enoch; Chintalapudi, Kavyasree "Kavya"; Kulyk, Dmytro
- Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana
Development of Thread Spray Ambient Mass Spectrometry
TS-062337 — The Need: The healthcare industry is witnessing rapid changes, and the establishment of biobanks to collect and store biological specimens has become crucial for facilitating research and healthcare advancements. However, current microsampling techniques face challenges such as handling small sample…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Badu-Tawiah, Abraham; Jackson, Sierra; Swiner, Devin
- Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana
Paper-based Dried Blood Spheroids for Stabilization of Labile Organic Compounds Stored in Ambient Air
TS-038604 — Apparatus and methods to form three-dimensional dried blood spheroids on hydrophobic paper substrates.
Dried blood spots on paper substrates offer a facile sample collection, storage, and transportation approach for biofluids. However, variable diffusion, volcanic effects, analyte instability, and difficulty in recovering samples from paper plague this method, lowering confidence in analyte quantif…
- College: College of Arts & Sciences
- Inventors: Badu-Tawiah, Abraham; Damon, Deidre
- Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana