openQCM NEXT TECH SPECS
The openQCM NEXT is an advanced Quartz Crystal Microbalance featuring high-precision nanogram-level mass detection, real-time dissipation monitoring, and integrated thermal control, ideal for material science, chemistry, and biosensing applications.
The reported value have to be considered if the device is away from electromagnetic sources, such as smartphones, motors, etc.
Technical and Scientific Specifications
Dimensions and Materials
Electrical Specifications et al.
Technical and Scientific Specifications
| Frequency standard deviation (Hz) / overtone number 1st – 3rd – 5th – 7th and 9th overtones |
0.5 – 0.5 – 0.5 – 0.5 – 0.5 (in air) 2.8 – 2.5 – 2.3 – 2.0 – 2.1 (in liquid) |
| Dissipation standard deviation (ppm) 1st – 3rd – 5th – 7th and 9th overtones |
0.3 – 0.1 – 0.3 – 0.2 – 0.2 (in air) 3.9 – 4.6 – 13.5 – 20.8 – 34.0 (in liquid) |
| Typical mass sensitivity (@5 MHz) | 1.767 x 10-8 g Hz-1 cm-2 |
| Number of sensor | Single quartz resonator sensor |
| Quartz sensors | 5 MHz e 10 MHz , 14 mm blank diameter, – wrapped (single sided contacting) |
| Frequency range | 5 and 10 MHz : 1 to 50 MHz |
| Electronics interface | Network analyser |
| Measurement mode |
Multi – overtones 5 MHz: up to 9th overtone (9th overtone is still undergoing beta testing) 10 MHz up to 5th overtone |
| Dissipation monitoring | YES |
| Sampling time | ~ 1.4 sec for each overtone |
| Temperature sensor | 10 kΩ thermistor |
| Active thermal control | YES |
| Temperature control range | 20 – 45 °C (the control driver can nominally operate within a temperature range of 5°C to 45°C) |
| Temperature control direction | Heating and Cooling |
| TEC element | Peltier |
Dimensions and Materials
| Main case | Flash chrome plating Aluminum 6061 and Nylon plastic PA2200 |
| Heat sink | Flash chrome plating Aluminum 6061 |
| Standard fluidic module | Top Cover: Flash chrome plating aluminium shield with a PTFE Fluidic core (exposed to the samples) |
| Bottom: Flash chrome plating aluminium | |
| Volume of the fluidic module | ~ 50 μl |
| Main Dimension | 200.0 x 80. x 40 mm |
| Weight | ~ 260 g |
Electrical Specifications et al.
| Power supply | 5 VDC |
| Secondary Peltier power supply | 5 VDC |
| Max current | ~ 2 A @ 5VDC |
| Max Power | ~ 10 W |
| Electrical Connection | Electrical Connection via Micro-USB (USB 2.0 PC side) |
| Data communication | USB 2.0 |
