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.
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 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 |
