

Welcome to the quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) edition of the Nanoscience Instruments newsletter, nanoNews. We are excited to share the latest updates from around the QCM-D community with you!
In this winter newsletter, you will find recent webinars and blogs that highlight use cases of QSense instruments across a variety of industries and research applications. Additionally, you can find information about our 2-day QCM-D short courses in Alexandria, Virginia.
If you are interested in more regular updates about QSense QCM-D news, we invite you to follow us on LinkedIn as well!

Contract R&D
Want to know what’s happening on your surface?
Find out if QCM-D is Right for you!
Nanoscience Analytical has a wide range of QCM-D instruments and a fully-equipped lab for contract surface science projects. We encourage you to contact our team of research scientists to discuss your application and determine the best path forward. Build your model system with over 100 sample surfaces and gain a better understanding of the molecular interactions taking place.

NEWS & UPDATES
Need help with analyzing data in DFind? – Try our Training Sessions!
If you have questions related to data analysis, or need extra assistance with navigating DFind, our recent series of free virtual Training Sessions may be helpful! These 1-hour training sessions provided participants with guidance on how to analyze, interpret, and present QSense data effectively.
We will continue the series of virtual trainings next year, so if you’d like your data to be considered for analysis during a DFind training session, please send it to ajaiswal@nanoscience.com. We’ll do our best to include your dataset in the next live session.
Visit the Nanoscience Instruments Support Portal to view the recordings from Sessions 1-4:
*Note: If you do not yet have access to our Support Portal, you will need your QSense instrument’s serial number to submit the registration form. Support portal access requests are typically processed within 1-2 business days.
2025 BioInterface Open House

In October, we had the privilege of hosting an Open House as part of the 2025 BioInterface Workshop & Symposium. This event brought over 40 scientists to our headquarters in Phoenix, AZ, where the attendees received demonstrations of our instrumentation solutions and learned about our process development and analytical services from our application experts.
Discover how our solutions can advance your research, accelerate development, and enhance your analytical capabilities:
Our Services
- Custom fabrication of electrospun membranes
- Small-batch polymer processing
- SEM for high resolution structural and elemental analysis
Our Instrumentation
- Precision Electrospinning equipment for biomaterials and device coatings
- Benchtop Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEMs) for high-resolution structural and elemental analysis
- Broad ion beam (BIB) milling/polishing systems for cross-sectioning and surface preparation
- Lab-scale polymer compounding and extrusion systems for rapid formulation testing
- Modular contact angle goniometers and force tensiometers for surface and interfacial measurements
- Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) systems for real-time, label-free molecular interaction analysis


BLOGS
What are the Key Applications of QCM-D?
Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) has revolutionized surface science by enabling real-time analysis of molecular interactions. However, traditional QCM-D workflows often involve time-consuming manual processes that introduce variability …
Ten Factors that Influence the Cost of QCM-D Systems
Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) instruments are powerful tools for real-time, label-free analysis of molecular interactions on a surface in a liquid environment. QCM-D systems can quantify nanoscale …

ON DEMAND WEBINARS
Predicting Solution Behavior: Insights into the Developability of Biologics
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are widely used in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries due to their high target affinity and specificity. Successful therapeutic mAb candidates must exhibit optimal manufacturability, stability, and …

APPLICATION SUPPORT

QCM-D Short Course
We are excited to announce that we are hosting a comprehensive, 2-day QCM-D training course at our lab in Alexandria, Virginia this February!
This course is designed for both new and experienced users of QSense instruments looking to improve their experimental design, instrument handling, and data interpretation skills. Led by our team of QCM-D experts, the program blends lectures, live demonstrations, and guided hands-on lab sessions.
Seats are limited to ensure direct access to instructors and hands-on time with the instruments, and spots are reserved on a first-come-first-served basis.

RECENT QCM-D PUBLICATIONS
Discover recently published journal articles from our Customers!
- Surface-induced stability change of bioengineered antibodies: Insights from QCM-D and neutron reflection | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2025.139010
- Using QCM-D for Real-Time Analysis of Cell Adhesion Dynamics at Biointerfaces | https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202400811
- Measuring emergent mechanical changes in cytoskeletal ensembles in vitro using QCM-D | https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2025.1616969
- Label-free and real-time synchronized monitoring of extracellular matrix proteolysis using quartz crystal microbalance and nanoplasmonic sensing with morphological validation by atomic force microscopy | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2025.139139
- Linking Nanoscale Film Properties to Electrochemical Response in Cytochrome P450 Membrane Enzyme Films | https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.5c00129
If you are a QSense user and would like your paper to be featured in a future newsletter, please send us a link to the publication via email: marketing@nanoscience.com.











