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Title: Chemical Sensing with a Magnetically-Excitied Flexural Plate Wave Resonator

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OSTI ID:7269

Chemical sensing with a magnetically excited flexural plate wave (mag- FPW) resonator has been demonstrated for the first time. One surface of the resonator was coated with ethyl cellulose to impart sensitivity to volatile solvents such as chloroform, tetrachloroethylene, trichloroethylene, and toluene. The absorbed mass of the analyte causes a shift in the membrane resonance frequency of the two-port mag-FPW resonator. An oscillator circuit is used to track the resonance frequency, providing a convenient means of monitoring analyte concentration levels. Analyte concentrations of 10 ppm were easily detected.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
7269
Report Number(s):
SAND99-1330C; ON: DE00007269
Resource Relation:
Conference: 1999 Joint International Meeting, 196th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society; Honolulu, HI; 10/17-22/1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English