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microbalance

[¦mī·krō′bal·əns]

(engineering)

A small, light type of analytical balance that can weigh loads of up to 0.1 gram to the nearest microgram.

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Su, "DNA assembly on streptavidin modified surface: a study using quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation or resistance measurements," Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, vol.131, no.2, pp.371-378, 2008.

Effect of a non-Newtonian load on signature [S.sub.2] for quartz crystal microbalance measurements

A model for the quartz crystal microbalance frequency response to wetting characteristics of corrugated surfaces.

Rapid and simultaneous quantification of 4 urinary proteins by piezoelectric quartz crystal microbalance immunosensor array

However, the use of a microbalance with better than 10 [micro]g resolution might improve this measurement.

Potassium bromate assay by redox titrimetry using arsenic trioxide

At a given pressure, the microbalance simply recorded mass every 10 s until a constant value was obtained.

Some thermodynamic and kinetic properties of the system PETG-CO2, and morphological characteristics of the CO2-blown PETG foams

Aspects of use of the quartz crystal microbalance in solution.

Rapid, simple, and sensitive immunoagglutination assay with Si[O.sub.2] particles and quartz crystal microbalance for quantifying Schistosoma japonicum antibodies

The system combines the specificity of antibody recognition with the high sensitivity of a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), which together make it possible to assay a sample almost in real time.

Piezoelectric biosensor detects seafood pathogen

1886 - Warburg and Ihmori developed a microbalance with a sensitiveness of 2ng.(4)

The evolution of microscale equipment

Philadelphia, PA, September 19, 2014 --(PR.com)-- The project entitled “Application of the combined electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance and probe beam deflection technique in deep eutectic solvents” uses the EQCM/PBD method for the first time applying to metal deposition/dissolution processes in deep eutectic solvents.

A New Publication "Combined EQCM and Probe Beam Deflection in Deep Eutectic Solvents" Available for Download

We conducted RAP experiments with an automated 4-channel instrument (RAP-id 4, Akubio Ltd) that applied the principles of quartz crystal microbalance, whereby high-frequency voltage applied to a piezoelectric crystal induced the crystal to resonate, and the resonance frequency was monitored in real time (10, 11).

Real-time label-free acoustic technology for rapid detection of Escherichia coli O157:h7

The instrument makes an indirect measurement of the mass deposited on the substrate with its Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) technology.

Small wonders at Pittcon

Dust levels were measured using high-volume air samplers with dust collected on glass fiber filters and weighed on a microbalance before and after sampling.

Scent of a Swine Building

Tenders are invited for Supply and installation of a quartz microbalance with dissipation measurement