Application of a Quartz Crystal Microbalance to Measure the Mass Concentration of Combustion Particle Suspensions

Overview

Journal J Aerosol Sci

Date 2020 Sep 1

PMID 32863423

Citations 4

Authors

Kamaljeet Kaur

Raziye Mohammadpour

Isabel C Jaramillo

Hamidreza Ghandehari

Christopher Reilly

Robert Paine

Kerry E Kelly

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Abstract

Researchers studying the biological effects of combustion particles typically rely on suspending particles in de-ionized (DI) water, buffer, and/or media prior to in vitro or in vivo experiments. However, the hydrophobic nature of combustion particles makes it difficult to obtain well-suspended, evenly dispersed mixtures, which also makes it difficult to obtain equivalent dosing and endpoint comparisons. This study explored the use of a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) to measure the mass concentration of combustion particle suspensions. It compared the QCM mass concentration to that estimated by placing a known mass of combustion particles in DI water. It also evaluated the effect of drop volume and combustion particle type on QCM measurements. The results showed that QCM is a promising direct method for measuring suspended combustion particle mass concentrations, and it is particularly effective for quantifying concentrations of difficult-to-suspend particles and for combustion particles placed in polystyrene containers, which can lead to substantial particle losses.

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