Validation of a phase-mass characterization concept and interface for acoustic biosensors

Sensors

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 4702-4720

  Montagut, Yeison ^a   García, José V ^a   Jiménez, Yolanda ^a   March, Carmen ^a   Montoya, Ángel ^a   Arnau, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acoustic biosensors; High fundamental frequency QCM; High resolution; Microbalance; Phase characterization; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; GENETIC PROCEDURES; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCE;

ACOUSTICS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 79957771136     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s110504702     Document Type: Article

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