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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Quartz crystal microbalances."”.
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A study of recognition coating response for quartz crystal microbalances
… sorption interactions for chemically coated Quartz Crystal Microbalances (QCMs). When exposed to the individual vapors of a homologous series of carboxylic acid vapors, a QCM coated with varying thicknesses of poly(ethylenimine) (PEI) coating, produces a linear response that is sensitive and …
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Condensation and sublimation of carbon dioxide and water molecules at cryogenic temperatures
… H₂O have been made using a molecular beam and quartz crystal microbalances. The dependence of the condensation coefficient on variables such as population density on the substrate, temperature of the substrate, molecular beam intensity and temperature of the molecular beam, was investigated. …
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Development of a Magnetically Enhanced Quartz Crystal Microbalance
… sensing devices, more specifically: quartz crystal microbalances (QCM). In an attempt to push the detection limit of these devices, a race to find novel methods for enhancing the resonator output has transpired. This study explores the feasibility and implementation of a technique in …
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Arabinoglucuronoxylan and Arabinoxylan Adsorption onto Regenerated Cellulose Films
… between cellulose and hemicelluloses, and quartz crystal microbalances with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D), surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) are widely used to investigate polymer adsorption/desorption at liquid/solid interfaces. In this study, smooth …
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Investigations into Message Passing Neural Networks and Polymer Fouling
… nanoscale polymer fouling experimentation with Quartz Crystal Microbalances (QCMs). Message Passing Neural Networks are promising deep learning architectures for chemical property prediction. The state-of-the-art MPNN known as Chemprop is adapted in this thesis for the prediction of infrared …
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Interfacial Study of Copper Electrodeposition with the Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance (EQCM)
The electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance (EQCM) has been proven an effective mean of monitoring up to nano-scale mass changes related to electrode potential variations at its surface. The principles of operation are based on the converse piezoelectric response of quartz crystals to mass …
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Synthesis and Combinatorial Optimization of Novel Star-Shaped Resist Materials for Lithographic Applications
… of the resist film was established utilizing quartz crystal microbalances. Based on this measured dissolubility behavior the time frame was set for development time gradients performed by a stepwise or continuously immersion of the resist films. Lastly two to three variable gradients were …