%0 Journal Article
%T ST Quartz Acoustic Wave Sensors with Sectional Guiding Layers
%A Michael I. Newton
%A Paul Roach
%A Glen McHale
%J Sensors
%D 2008
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/s8074384
%X We report the effect of removing a section of guiding layer from the propagation paths of ST-quartz Love wave sensors; this offers the ease of fabrication of a polymer guiding layer whilst retaining the native surface of the quartz which may then be used for the attachment of a sensitizing layer. Data is presented for the rigid and viscous loading, which indicates a small reduction in mass sensitivity compared to a Love wave device. Biosensing capabilities of these discontinuous ¡®sectional¡¯ guiding layer devices are demonstrated using protein adsorption from solution.
%K ST-quartz
%K Love wave
%K guiding layer
%K SAW
%K SH-SAW
%U http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/8/7/4384