Surface Acoustic Wave Microbalance Development Kit - SAW-MDK1
| Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) technology promises break-through advances for gas and liquid, chemical and biological analysis.
SENSeOR, the world-leading provider of acoustic-wave based sensor systems, is now proposing a development kit to allow the efficient development of respective chemical and biological sensors. The kit is a universal and adaptable platform to speed the development of highly sensitive coatings which react with very high sensitivity and selectivity to the presence of the media to be detected. Our electronic unit allows hand-held, autonomous monitoring in hostile environments with data being stored on-board or transmitted in real-time via a wireless or network channel. |
Surface Acoustic Wave Microbalances offer largely improved performance for several key parameters when compared to the widely used QCM systems.
SENSeOR has developed the SAW-MDK1 with the objective to offer an optimal development tool for laboratory use. SENSeOR is in the process of adding additional novel capabilities – and is configured to develop custom optimizations and custom products. SENSeOR is your partner with unique expertise in SAW design and related microelectronics to achieve optimal performances of the sensors and of complete horizontal solutions in partnership with its client partners. |
Biology/Medicine |
Chemistry |
Industry |
| • Affinity interaction (antibody – antigen) • Binding of proteins at surfaces • Self-Assembled Monolayer’s (SAMs) |
• Gas/liquid phase measurement • Warfare agent detection • Polymer adsorption • Nanoparticle adsorption • Surface gels |
• Environment control (COV) • Photo resist characterization • Particle monitoring • Contamination monitoring |
Description of the Development Kit
The SAW Cartridge is composed of a thermistor and two delay lines, one usable as reference and the other to be functionalized by a coating which is sensitive to the media to be measured.
SENSeOR is in the process of adding several types of cartridges, including versions with Microfluidics, various coatings like gold, electrochemistry, changed sensitivity, etc.. Please contact us for other requirements !
The Electronic Module serves the data acquisition, analysis and storage. An Ethernet link connects to the client software (multi-platform) which provides additional analysis and the user interface.
Again, two additional versions will be made available in order to provide a complete and optimal development capability.
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Very high sensitivity : 400cm2/g Working Principle
A SAW die is sensitive to any substance contacting its surface : SAW chemical and biosensors take advantage of this property.
SAW sensors developed by SENSeOR are composed of two delay lines and one thermistor A very thin sensitive layer is deposited on the surface of a delay line or on both: the binding reactions on this surface are detected via one of the following methods:
- keeping one delay line as reference and the other to measure chemical or biological interactions between sensitive layer and the environment.
- using the two delay lines to measure different parameters, for instance the sensitive layer is a conductive material measuring mass load and viscosity. At the same time, the other delay line allows measurement of electric parameters like conductivity and permittivity.