Compare QCM-D and QCM-I, including their working principles, how energy loss is measured, and which applications each approach suits
Learn why multiple harmonics and overtones matter in QCM-D measurements, when they are needed, and how they support data interpretation.
Learn what dissipation in QCM-D reveals about the softness, hydration, and viscoelastic properties of surface-bound layers.
Compared to QCM, QCM-D measures an additional parameter, and provides more information about the system under study.
Learn about QCM-D, Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation monitoring - an analytical tool for surface interaction studies at the nanoscale.
Learn about of the acoustic technology, QCM-D, via musical instrument analogies.
Here we explain how Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation monitoring, QCM-D, works.
Read about how and the QCM fundamental frequency matters in measurements
Read about why it is important for the mass distribution on the QCM sensor to be even, and what the consequences are if it is not.