articleAnalytical ChemistryJul 14, 2009Closed access

Mass Cytometry: Technique for Real Time Single Cell Multitarget Immunoassay Based on Inductively Coupled Plasma Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry

University of Toronto · University Health Network

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Abstract

A novel instrument for real time analysis of individual biological cells or other microparticles is described. The instrument is based on inductively coupled plasma time-of-flight mass spectrometry and comprises a three-aperture plasma-vacuum interface, a dc quadrupole turning optics for decoupling ions from neutral components, an rf quadrupole ion guide discriminating against low-mass dominant plasma ions, a point-to-parallel focusing dc quadrupole doublet, an orthogonal acceleration reflectron analyzer, a discrete dynode fast ion detector, and an 8-bit 1 GHz digitizer. A high spectrum generation frequency of 76.8 kHz provides capability for collecting multiple spectra from each particle-induced transient ion…

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Keywords
  • Chemistry
  • Mass spectrometry
  • Analytical Chemistry (journal)
  • Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
  • Dynode
  • Reflectron
  • Inductively coupled plasma
  • Ion
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