Coating-Based Quartz Crystal Microbalance Detection Methods of Environmentally Relevant Volatile Organic Compounds

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that evaporate under standard atmospheric conditions are of growing concern. This is because it is well established that VOCs represent major contamination risks since release of these compounds into the atmosphere can contribute to global warming, and thus, can als...

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Published in:Chemosensors 2021-07, Vol.9 (7), p.153
Main Authors: Pérez, Rocío L., Ayala, Caitlan E., Park, Jong-Yoon, Choi, Jin-Woo, Warner, Isiah M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustics
Atmospheric conditions
Cleaning compounds
coating materials
Contamination
Discriminant analysis
Electronic systems
Global warming
Ionic liquids
Microbalances
Organic compounds
Pattern recognition systems
Polymers
Principal components analysis
Protective coatings
Quartz
Quartz crystal microbalance
Quartz crystals
Scientific imaging
Sensor arrays
Sensors
VOCs
Volatile organic compounds
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Summary:Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that evaporate under standard atmospheric conditions are of growing concern. This is because it is well established that VOCs represent major contamination risks since release of these compounds into the atmosphere can contribute to global warming, and thus, can also be detrimental to the overall health of worldwide populations including plants, animals, and humans. Consequently, the detection, discrimination, and quantification of VOCs have become highly relevant areas of research over the past few decades. One method that has been and continues to be creatively developed for analyses of VOCs is the Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM). In this review, we summarize and analyze applications of QCM devices for the development of sensor arrays aimed at the detection of environmentally relevant VOCs. Herein, we also summarize applications of a variety of coatings, e.g., polymers, macrocycles, and ionic liquids that have been used and reported in the literature for surface modification in order to enhance sensing and selective detection of VOCs using quartz crystal resonators (QCRs) and thus QCM. In this review, we also summarize novel electronic systems that have been developed for improved QCM measurements.
ISSN:2227-9040
2227-9040
DOI:10.3390/chemosensors9070153