Development of a crystal oscillator based chemical calculator with a micro/nano fluidic circuit

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K13649
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Nano/Microsystems
• Research Institution: Niigata University
• Principal Investigator: Abe Takashi 新潟大学, 自然科学系, 教授 (00333857)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: センサ / MEMS / 水晶発振回路 / 液体センサ / 微小流体回路

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We developed a crystal oscillator based sensing system with a micro/nano fluidic circuit. This technology enables an estimation of processing result of liquid through the micro/nano fluidic circuit by using a time-series data obtained from single quartz crystal oscillator. Besides, we have optimized resonant characteristics of quartz crystal resonator and the integration on single chip for improving the sensor responses. The developed methods are applied to practical applications such as an evaluation of oil degradation as the demonstration.

Free Research Field

センサ・マイクロマシン