Surface Acoustic Wave Resonator Chip Setup for the Elimination of Interfering Conductivity Responses.

A surface acoustic wave (SAW) resonator chip setup is presented that eliminates interfering signal responses caused by changes in the electrical environment of the surrounding media. When using a two-port resonator, applying electrically shielding layers between the interdigital transducers (IDTs) can be challenging due to the limited dimensions. Therefore, a layered setup consisting of an insulating polymer layer and a conductive gold layer was preferred.

Artificial intelligence-driven shimming for parallel high field nuclear magnetic resonance.

Rapid drug development requires a high throughput screening technology. NMR could benefit from parallel detection but is hampered by technical obstacles. Detection sites must be magnetically shimmed to ppb uniformity, which for parallel detection is precluded by commercial shimming technology.

Microfluidic Impedance Biosensor Chips Using Sensing Layers Based on DNA-Based Self-Assembled Monolayers for Label-Free Detection of Proteins.

A microfluidic chip for electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) is presented as bio-sensor for label-free detection of proteins by using the example of cardiac troponin I. Troponin I is one of the most specific diagnostic serum biomarkers for myocardial infarction. The microfluidic impedance biosensor chip presented here consists of a microscope glass slide serving as base plate, sputtered electrodes, and a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microchannel.

Long-Term Stability of Polymer-Coated Surface Transverse Wave Sensors for the Detection of Organic Solvent Vapors.

Arrays with polymer-coated acoustic sensors, such as surface acoustic wave (SAW) and surface transverse wave (STW) sensors, have successfully been applied for a variety of gas sensing applications. However, the stability of the sensors' polymer coatings over a longer period of use has hardly been investigated. We used an array of eight STW resonator sensors coated with different polymers.

Hydrogen sensing with diameter- and chirality-sorted carbon nanotubes.

The work function of palladium is known to be sensitive to hydrogen by the formation of a surface dipole layer or Pd hydride. One approach to detect such a change in the work function can be based on the formation of a Schottky barrier between the palladium metal and a semiconductor. Here, we study the hydrogen sensitivity of Schottky barrier field-effect transistors made for the first time from diameter- and chirality-sorted semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes (s-SWNTs) in contact with Pd electrodes.

Integration of a surface acoustic wave biosensor in a microfluidic polymer chip.

SAW devices based on horizontally polarized surface shear waves (HPSSW) enable label-free, sensitive and cost-effective detection of biomolecules in real time. It is known that small sampling volumes with low inner surface areas and minimal mechanical stress arising from sealing elements of miniaturized sampling chambers are important in this field. Here, we present a new approach to integrate SAW devices with sampling chamber.

A surface acoustic wave biosensor concept with low flow cell volumes for label-free detection.

Special surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices using horizontally polarized surface shear waves can be operated in water. They allow an easy detection of molecules with biological relevance (e.g.