Quartz Crystal Microbalance - QCM

Founding developers C Mista, M Zalazar, A Peñalva, M Martina, J M Reta

 

Founding developers C Mista, M Zalazar, A Peñalva, M Martina, J M Reta


Measures Mass or Mass Variation 

Fully compatible with openQCM Project

A quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) measures mass or mass variation per unit area by measuring the change in frequency of a quartz crystal resonator. Measurements are possible in air or liquids. 

Measurement principle: video

This QCM is fully compatible with the Open Source openQCM project.

 Operation: video

Package includes:

  • Fully mounted Quartz Crystal Microbalance
  • 1 m of Saint-Gobain Tygon®S3™2375-C transparent process tubing, 1/16 in, 1.6 mm bore size
  • 1 Quartz Sensor at 10 MHz
  • 1 Quartz Holder, type HC/48-U
  • 1 spare O-ring

 Documentation 

Raffaele Battaglia, Gianluca Ferrini, Marco Mauro, Christian Mista, Martin Zalazar, Juan Manuel Reta


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