Film structure-induced resonant oscillation changes in a poly acrylic acid modified quartz crystal sensor

  • Woo Sik Kim
  • , Jin Young Park
  • , Seung Jin Kim
  • , Sang Mok Chang
  • , In Ho Kim
  • , Jons Hilborn
  • , Jong Min Kim

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Abstract

A poly acrylic acid (PAA) film has been fabricated on a quartz crystal microbalance to study the dynamic property changes induced by different pH values. The experiment has been performed by a two-step. First, using the self-assembly procedure, the gold surface of quartz crystal was chemically modified to allow the graft copolymerization with PAA. Secondly, the resonant frequency response of the PAA-modified QCM was investigated by varying the pH values. The result shows an interesting oscillation property change nearby pH 5.5, and a possible mechanism for the change is proposed considering the oscillation properties of quartz crystal and the physical properties of PAA. Finally, a polymer film complex of PAA/collagen was also used to confirm the proposed mechanism.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)221/585-228/592
JournalMolecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
Volume492
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008

Keywords

  • Collagen
  • pH effect
  • Poly(acrylic acid)
  • QCA
  • QCM

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