Sensors and sample handling system

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Number of sensors

  1  1  4  8 (4 parallel in flow)

Volume above each sensor

  ~ 40 μl

 

  ~ 40 μl  ~ 40 μl  ~ 15 μl

Minimum sample volume

   ~ 200 μl  ~ 200 μl  ~ 200 μl  ~ 50 μl

Working temperature 

± 0.02 *A

  20-45 

°C

  15-65 °C  15-65 °C  4-70 °C

Mimimum dispense volume

  -  -  -  1μl*

Sensors

  Gold, SiO2, Ti and other metals, oxides, glass, polymers, etc.   

Measurement Characteristics

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Maximum time resolution

  

~ 4 data points per second C

 > 100 data points per second > 100 data points per second > 100 data points per second

Maximum mass sensitivity in liquid

  -  ~ 0.5 ng/cm2E  ~ 0.5 ng/cm2E  ~ 0.5 ng/cm2E

Normal mass sensitivity in liquid

 ~ 1.8 ng/cm2 ~ 1.8 ng/cm2F ~ 1.8 ng/cm2G ~ 1.8 ng/cm2G

Maximum dissipation sensitivity in liquid

 - ~0.04 x     

Normal dissipation sensitivity in liquid

  ~0.1 x 10-4  ~0.1 x 10-6F  ~0.1 x 10-6G   ~0.1 x 10-6G

Software

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Analysis software

    QSense Dfind QSense Dfind QSense Dfind

Output parameters

 Frequency, dissipation, Sauerbrey mass Frequency, dissipation, modeled values of mass, thickness and viscoelasticity.

Import/export

 Excel, BMP, JPG, WMF, GIF, PCX, PNG, TXT
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Electronics unit (HxWxL in cm)

  18x36x21 18x36x21 18x36x21 70x67x57 

Chamber (HxWxL in cm)

 5x10x15 5x10x15 12x23x34

A The temperature stability depends on variations in how the ambient temperature affects the warming or cooling of the chamber.
B Smallest sample volume to pick up and dispense. Note that the smallest volume needed for measurement is 50 µl.
C Two data points per second for each harmonic.

E Data from one sensor in single frequency mode. One data point collected every 5 seconds. The Sauerbrey relation is assumed to be valid.
F Data from multiple frequency modes (all harmonics). Four data points are collected within 1 second. The Sauerbrey relation is assumed to be valid.
G Data from all sensors in multiple frequency modes (all harmonics) are collected within 1 second. The Sauerbrey relation is assumed to be valid

All specifications are subject to change without notice.