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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2020
Applicant:
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US);
Inventors:
Igor Paprotny, Chicago, IL (US);
Mehdi Azadmehr, Horten, NO;
Assignee:
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/06 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/0606 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure provides example mass-sensing instruments and methods for use thereof. A mass-sensing instrument includes a mass sensor that includes a first terminal and a second terminal. The mass sensor has a natural oscillation frequency configured to correspond to a mass of a deposited material on the mass sensor. The mass-sensing instrument also includes a first driving circuit configured to control a first voltage of the first terminal and a second driving circuit configured to control a second voltage of the second terminal.