A review of interface electronic systems for AT-cut quartz crystal microbalance applications in liquids

Sensors

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 370-411

  Arnau, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Detection; Electronic interfaces; Oscillators; Piezoelectric sensors; QCM

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; CRYSTAL OSCILLATORS; CRYSTAL RESONATORS; ELECTRIC SENSING DEVICES; ERROR DETECTION; IMMUNOSENSORS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LOCKS (FASTENERS); OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POLYMER FILMS; QUARTZ; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS;

BIOMOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; CELL-SUBSTRATE INTERACTIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS; ELECTRONIC INTERFACE; PIEZOELECTRIC SENSORS; POLYMER CHARACTERIZATION; QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCE SENSORS; SENSOR CHARACTERIZATIONS;

QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCES;

EID: 40849139697     PISSN: 14243210     EISSN: 14248220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s8010370     Document Type: Review

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