A new cantilever system for gas and liquid sensing
A new cantilever system for gas and liquid sensing
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DOI:
10.1016/s0304-3991(03)00068-8
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发表时间:
2003-10-01
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影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Ziegler, C
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作者:
Vidic, A;Then, D;Ziegler, C
A novel setup for gas and liquid sensing was developed and tested. It is based on both detection of frequency shift and of bending of micro-cantilevers to measure mass changes as well as viscosity changes. To drive the cantilevers new electrostatic and magnetic actuations were invented with a closed feed-back loop which forces the cantilever to oscillate always at its resonance frequency. The oscillation is detected via the beam-deflection technique. By measuring the DC signal of the photodiode the static bending of the cantilever can be monitored simultaneously. The closed feed-back loop propagates a very stable oscillation at the resonance frequency and gives a strong increase in the quality factor compared to a system without such feed-back loop. Furthermore, it is possible to operate. this cantilever transducer system in liquids.These cantilever sensors hence, show the potential for use in easy-to-use and highly sensitive sensor systems for gas and liquid phase chemical and biochemical sensing. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.