Table 1.
QCM Disc Coatings with Their Key Properties Where Available/Applicable
| polymer layer | acronym | source | MW (g/mol) |
density (g/mL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| polydimethylsiloxane | PDMS | Dow Corning Corporation | 0.97 | |
| poly[1,2-bis(3-silsesquioxanyl)ethane] | SG-179 solgel | in-house | ||
| poly[4,4′-bis(3-silsesquioxanyl)-1,1′-biphenyl] | SG-60A solgel | in-house | ||
| poly[N,N′-bis(3-silsesquioxanylpropyl)urea] | SF-60B solgel | in-house | ||
| zeolitic imidazolate framework | ZIF-8 two-dip | in-house | 229.6 | 0.35 |
| zeolitic imidazolate framework | ZIF-8 four-dip | in-house | 229.6 | 0.35 |
| polyvinylidene fluoride | PVDF | Scientific Polymer Products | 530000 | 1.76 |
| polymer of intrinsic microporosity | PIM-1 | in-house | 100000 | 1.1 |
| polyimide sealing resin | PI Aldrich | Sigma-Aldrich | 1.42 | |
| polyimide | PI Restek | Restek | 1.42 | |
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| composite layer | acronym | source | length (μm) |
diameter (nm) |
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| graphitized carbon nanopowder | CB | Supelco | <0.2 | |
| carboxen 1000 carbon molecular sieve | carboxen | Aldrich | 1–1.2 | |
| multiwall carbon nanotubes | MWNT | Aldrich | 5 | 6–9 |
| single-wall carbon nanotubes | SWNT | Aldrich | 2.5 | 1.2–1.5 |
| COOH functionalized MWNTs | F.MWNT | US Research Nanomaterials | 0.5–2 | 2–5 |
| nanographene platelets | graphene | Angstron Materials | <10 | |
| poly(2,6-diphenylphenyleneoxide) | tenaxTA | Supelco | 200 | |
| carbosieve carbon molecular sieve | carbosieve | Aldrich | 0.6–1.5 | |