CPC G01N 33/53 (2013.01) [G01N 1/10 (2013.01); G01N 1/4044 (2013.01); G01N 33/6848 (2013.01); H01J 49/022 (2013.01); H01J 49/0409 (2013.01); H01J 49/165 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A method for ionizing a compound, comprising:
(a) contacting a thread with a sample comprising an antigen, wherein the thread is functionalized with an antibody sufficient to capture the antigen;
(b) forming an antibody-antigen complex and contacting the antibody-antigen complex with a reporter antibody to form a sandwich complex;
(c) disposing the thread in a non-conductive chamber; and
(d) applying a direct current voltage to the thread.
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