Class specific discrimination of volatile organic compounds using a quartz crystal microbalance based multisensor array.

ABSTRACT: The use of quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) sensor arrays for analyses of volatile organic compounds (VOC) has attracted significant interest in recent years. In this regard, a group of uniformed materials based on organic salts (GUMBOS) has proven to be promising recognition elements in QCM based sensor arrays due to diverse properties afforded by this class of tunable materials. Herein, we examine the application of four novel phthalocyanine based GUMBOS as recognition elements for VOC sensing using a QCM based multisensor array (MSA). These synthesized GUMBOS are composed of copper (II) phthalocyaninetetrasulfonate (CuPcS₄) anions coupled with ammonium or phosphonium cations respectively (tetrabutylammonium (TBA), tetrabutylphosphonium (P₄₄₄₄), 3-(dodecyldimethyl-

SUBMITTER: Vaughan SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6070349 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature