The development and optimization of cleaning formu­lations and protocols require detailed insights into the interactions between cleaning agents, soils, and surfaces. Traditional analysis methods and before-and-after assessments lack the capability to provide time-resolved information on the cleaning process. A limitation that complicates efforts to achieve optimal product performance.

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Using QSense to assess cleaning efficiency

Resource efficient development towards optimal performance

Insights into the cleaning dynamics would help guide the development towards optimal product performance. QSense® QCM-D technology offers comprehensive analysis of cleaning processes, providing detailed information about soil wetting, removal rates, surface etching, and soil re-deposition. This facilitates a deeper understanding of the cleaning process and helps optimizing cleaning formulations and protocols in a resource-efficient manner

Key capabilities of QCM-D to assess and optimize cleaning efficiency

Enhance your cleaning insights


Real-time, nanoscale analysis of cleaning dynamics, including soil removal, wetting, and surface interactions, enables efficient optimization of formulations and protocols.

Ensure control of surface etching and residuals

Detailed monitoring of surface etching and residuals ensures effective cleaning while minimizing surface damage and unwanted residues.

Faster, resource-efficient development

Time-resolved data streamlines workflows, reduces trial-and-error, and accelerates product development, saving time and resources while achieving superior cleaning performance.

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Assessment for cleaning optimization
with QSense

  • Determine the detergency performance of a single surfactant
    in head-to-head comparisons
  • Assess the etching rate
  • Gain insights into the cleaning process dynamics
  • Evaluate the wetting rate and wetting capacity
  • Measure the soil removal rate
  • Explore how variations in concentration, pH, temperature,
    impact soil removal and cleaning efficiency
  • Determine surface residual after cleaning process

 

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Download the white paper to learn more about how QSense analysis can be used to assess and optimize cleaning efficiency

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Measurement and phenomena

QSense is a surface-sensitive technology that detects molecule - surface interaction at the nanoscale. It can be used to analyze phenomena such as adsorption, desorption, and structural changes of surface adhering layers.

Adsorption

Adsorption

Desorption

Desorption

Swelling

Swelling

Degradation, corrosion and etching

Etching

Omni QSense 4th generation QCM-D platform

QSense is based on the QCM-D technology

Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) is a real-time, surface sensitive technique for analyzing surface-interaction phenomena, thin film formation and layer properties.

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QSense Benefits

Intuitive and automated lab bench instrument

Easy to implement in the lab

Time-resolved data on cleaning process

Full understanding of interaction processes and mechanisms

Easy to vary cleaning conditions

Assess the impact of concentration, pH, and temperature

Results within hours


Fast indications of final outcome

Pre-programmable standard scripts

Easy to setup and reproduce measurements

A wide range of sensors


Assess cleaning performance at various soils and surfaces materials such as steels, glasses, plastics

QSense Omni is the latest QSense instrument, giving you the sharpest QCM-D data and a smooth journey in the lab.

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Explore QSense sensors

QSense Sensors for Cleaning

QSense Sensors for Cleaning

QSense sensors enable you to assess and optimize cleaning efficiency by measuring interactions with a variety of relevant surface materials used in industrial and research settings, including metals, glass, polymers, and functionalized surfaces. By tracking detergent activity, soil removal, and surface residue, QSense technology provides a detailed, time-resolved view of the cleaning process under different conditions.

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QSense Stainless Steel Sensor

QSX 304 is a high-quality stainless steel-coated sensor offering exceptional representation of AISI 316, deal for various research applications, including cleaning!

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Discover the Sensor for your needs

The sensor is at the heart of the QCM-D experiment. Browse the widest range of sensors on the market to find out which sensor material and coating is best suited for your research and development needs.