Chemically and biologically functionalized piezoelectric sensors are attractive alternatives to surface-sensitive transducers due to their surpassing versatility. The fourth volume of the Springer Series on Chemical Sensors and Biosensors includes a comprehensive theoretical treatment and current state-of-the art applications of the quartz crystal microbalance (QCM). Interface circuits and the study of viscoelasticity and micromechanics as well as surface roughness with the QCM are discussed. The broad field of analytical applications of piezoelectric sensors is covered, which ranges from nucleic acid detection, immunosensors, protein-membrane interactions and monitoring cells by imprinted polymers to the viscoelastic response of living mammalian cells on QCM-resonators. Sophisticated derivatives of the classical QCM, such as rupture event scanning, the use of extraordinary high frequency crystals, and electrochemical QCM, clearly reveal the advantages of combining multiple techniques to realize new detection schemes on the basis of piezoelectric resonators.

Physical Aspects of QCM-Measurements

Interface Circuits for QCM Sensors
Interface Circuits for QCM Sensors
Studies of Viscoelasticity with the QCM
Studies of Viscoelasticity with the QCM
Probing the Solid/Liquid Interface with the Quartz Crystal Microbalance
Probing the Solid/Liquid Interface with the Quartz Crystal Microbalance
Studies of Contact Mechanics with the QCM
Studies of Contact Mechanics with the QCM
Chemical and Biological Applications of the QCM
Imprinted Polymers in Chemical Recognition for Mass-Sensitive Devices
Imprinted Polymers in Chemical Recognition for Mass-Sensitive Devices
Analytical Applicationsof QCM-based Nucleic Acid Biosensors
Analytical Applications of QCM-based Nucleic Acid Biosensors
Piezoelectric Immunosensors
Piezoelectric Immunosensors
Specific Adsorption of Annexin A1 on Solid Supported Membranes: A Model Study
Specific Adsorption of Annexin A1 on Solid Supported Membranes: A Model Study
The Quartz Crystal Microbalance in Cell Biology: Basics and Applications
The Quartz Crystal Microbalance in Cell Biology: Basics and Applications
Applications Based on Advanced QCM-Techniques
Enzyme Reactions on a 27 MHz Quartz Crystal Microbalance
Enzyme Reactions on a 27 MHz Quartz Crystal Microbalance
The Quartz Crystal Microbalance and the Electrochemical QCM: Applications to Studies of Thin Polymer Films, Electron Transfer Systems, Biological Macromolecules, Biosensors, and Cells
The Quartz Crystal Microbalance and the Electrochemical QCM: Applications to Studies of Thin Polymer Films, Electron Transfer Systems, Biological Macromolecules, Biosensors, and Cells
The QCM-D Technique for Probing Biomacromolecular Recognition Reactions
The QCM-D Technique for Probing Biomacromolecular RecognitionReactions
Resonant Acoustic Profiling (RAP(TM)) and Rupture Event Scanning (REVS(TM))
Resonant Acoustic Profiling (RAP(TM)) and Rupture Event Scanning (REVS(TM)).