Patent ID: 8544410

Claim:
An immobilization apparatus comprising: a container for storing a sample solution having at least one exhaust outlet formed for exhausting the sample solution; a charging means for charging the sample solution within the container; an airflow generating means for generating airflow crashing into the sample solution, wherein the immobilization apparatus is configured to operate the charging means and the airflow generating means simultaneously, atomize the solution into microparticulate substances charged while maintaining its activity and functionality by the electrostatic force due to the charge of the sample solution charged by the charging means and the crash energy due to the crash of the airflow generated by the airflow generating means into the sample solution, and exhaust it from the at least one exhaust outlet; a supporting means for supporting a substrate, where the charged microparticulate substances are to be deposited by the electrostatic force, arranged away from the container; and an adjusting means for adjusting the relative positional relationship between the airflow generating means and the exhaust outlet of the container.