Determination of coupled solvent mass in quartz crystal microbalance measurements using deuterated solvents

Vincent S.J. Craig*, Mark Plunkett

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    Abstract

    A simple method is described for determining of the contribution of hydrodynamically coupled solvent to the adsorbed film mass determined in a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) when operated in liquid. The method requires no additional apparatus and utilizes the change in QCM resonant frequency response between measurements made in nondeuterated and deuterated solvents. The mass of coupled water in a polymer film has been determined and is found to agree with that determined by XPS analysis of the dried polymer film.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)126-129
    Number of pages4
    JournalJournal of Colloid and Interface Science
    Volume262
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2003

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