

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 Spring newsletter, you will find recent webinars and blogs that highlight use cases of QSense instruments across a variety of industries and research applications.
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NEWS & UPDATES
Hosted our QSense QCM-D Short Course in Alexandria, VA | Feb 24 to 25, 2026
We recently hosted a comprehensive two-day short course for users of QSense Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation (QCM-D) systems in our lab in Alexandria, Virginia.
This hands-on training course provided participants with expert guidance from our Application Scientists as they practiced experimental design skills and worked with the latest QSense instrument. One of the main focuses was improving proficiency in analyzing and interpreting QCM-D data. Participants also learned best practices for using Dfind to gain clear, actionable insights.


BLOGS
What are the Applications of QCM-D in Pharmaceutical Sciences?
Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation Monitoring (QCM-D) is a powerful analytical tool that enables the measurement of both mass changes and viscoelastic properties of thin films at the nanoscale, in a …
How Much Does a QCM-D System Cost?
What is Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation Monitoring (QCM-D) and What Does it Measure? Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) instruments are powerful tools for real-time, label-free analysis of …
CONFERENCE CORNER
ACS Fall 2026 | August 23 – 27, 2026 | Chicago, IL

Visit us in Booth #111 at the American Chemical Society’s fall meeting, where we will be showcasing our instruments for making and characterizing nanomaterials. From electrospinning nanofibers to characterizing surface and interfacial properties, our technologies support a wide range of applications in materials science, biomedical research, and industrial R&D. Our team of experts look forward to discussing how adding these technologies to your lab will help you achieve your goals.

RECENT QCM-D PUBLICATIONS
Discover recently published journal articles from our Customers!
- Disentangling interlayer confinement and pore surface adsorption in functionalized smectites for tunable ethylene gas capture | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsadv.2026.101010
- Protein Adhesion on Semi-Fluorinated Polystyrene Surfaces in Static and Dynamic Measurements | https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5c05198
- Mechanistic model for improved performance of mRNA–LNPs formulated under turbulent mixing conditions | https://doi.org/10.1039/d6tb00052e
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