Method of mass-analyzing body fluid and apparatus therefor
First Claim
1. A mass-analyzing apparatus for a living body fluid, comprising:
- a microdialysis probe for collecting said living body fluid from a living body, a first flow passage through which an analyte solution including the living body fluid collected by the microdialysis probe flows, a second flow passage having a branched portion connected with an end portion of said first flow passage, said branched portion mixing the analyte solution with an organic solvent, a third flow passage through which the analyte solution mixed in said second flow passage flows, a fourth flow passage for causing a gas to flow around said third flowing passage, an ion source for spraying and ionizing the analyte solution from said third flow passage by a high speed gas from said fourth flow passage so as to provide ionized ions, and an analyzing unit for mass-analyzing the ionized ions in real time.
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Abstract
A living body fluid analyzing system includes a microdialysis for sending a first solution having an osmotic pressure which is substantially similar to a osmotic pressure of a body fluid into a living body and extracting a second solution from the living body. A first flow passage is provided in which the second solution from the microdialysis flows and a second flow passage is provided which mixes the second solution with an organic solution. Furthermore, there is provided a gas source and a gas flow controller which controls a flow quantity of the gas from the gas source and a third flow passage in which a gas introduced from the gas source flows. An ion source is provided having an orifice for spraying and ionizing the second solution from the second flow passage at an end of the third flow passage, and a mass spectrometer is provided for mass-analyzing the ions sprayed from the orifice.
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1. A mass-analyzing apparatus for a living body fluid, comprising:
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a microdialysis probe for collecting said living body fluid from a living body, a first flow passage through which an analyte solution including the living body fluid collected by the microdialysis probe flows, a second flow passage having a branched portion connected with an end portion of said first flow passage, said branched portion mixing the analyte solution with an organic solvent, a third flow passage through which the analyte solution mixed in said second flow passage flows, a fourth flow passage for causing a gas to flow around said third flowing passage, an ion source for spraying and ionizing the analyte solution from said third flow passage by a high speed gas from said fourth flow passage so as to provide ionized ions, and an analyzing unit for mass-analyzing the ionized ions in real time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A mass-analyzing apparatus for a living body fluid, comprising:
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a first flow passage for flowing a sample solution containing a sample to be analyzed, a second flow passage for supplying an organic solution for moving with said sample to be analyzed flowing on said first flow passage, a third flow passage for introducing said solutions from said first flow passage and said second flow passage into an ion source, a ground electrode provided on said second flow passage and proximate to said third flow passage, said ion source spraying said sample solution from a tip of said third flow passage and thereby ionizing it, a gas supply passage provided around third flow passage, and an analyzing unit for analyzing ions from said ion source. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A living body fluid analyzing system comprising:
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a microdialysis for sending a first solution having an osmotic pressure which is substantially similar to an osmotic pressure of a body fluid into a living body and extracting a second solution from said living body;
a first flow passage in which said second solution from said microdialysis flows;
a second flow passage which mixes said second solution with an organic solution;
a gas source;
a gas flow controller which controls a flow quantity of the gas from said gas source;
a third flow passage in which the gas introduced from said gas source flows;
an ion source having an orifice for spraying and ionizing said second solution from said second flow passage at an end of said third flow passage; and
a mass spectrometer for carrying out mass analysis of ions sprayed from said orifice. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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