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ORGANIC CONTAMINANT MONITOR
ACOUSTIC PLACE MODE (APM) DEVICES ARE EXTREMELY SENSITIVE TO SMALL MASS CHANGES AT THEIR SURFACES (NG/CM2) WHEN IMMERSED IN LIQUIDS. COMBINED WITH A PROPERLY DERIVATIZED SURFACE, THEY ARE CAPABLE OF DETECTING TRACE ORGANIC CONSTITUENTS IN WATER. AN APM DEVICE SENSOR WITH A PLASMA POLYMERIZED SURFACE WILL BE DEVELOPED AS A PRECURSOR TO AN AUTOMATED MONITOR FOR ORGANIC SPECIES IN RECONSTITUTED WATER. THE SENSOR WILL BE LIGHWEIGHT, EXTREMELY ACCURATE, HIGHLY DURABLE, RELIABLE, AND WILL CONSUME LITTLE POWER. MODIFICATION OF THE SURFACE COATING WILL CREATE A FAMILY OF SENSORS FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF CHEMICAL SPECIES. ACOUSTIC PLACE MODE (APM) DEVICES ARE EXTREMELY SENSITIVE TO SMALL MASS CHANGES AT THEIR SURFACES (NG/CM2) WHEN IMMERSED IN LIQUIDS. COMBINED WITH A PROPERLY DERIVATIZED SURFACE, THEY ARE CAPABLE OF DETECTING TRACE ORGANIC CONSTITUENTS IN WATER. AN APM DEVICE SENSOR WITH A PLASMA POLYMERIZED SURFACE WILL BE DEVELOPED AS A PRECURSOR TO AN AUTOMATED MONITOR FOR ORGANIC SPECIES IN RECONSTITUTED WATER. THE SENSOR WILL BE LIGHWEIGHT, EXTREMELY ACCURATE, HIGHLY DURABLE, RELIABLE, AND WILL CONSUME LITTLE POWER. MODIFICATION OF THE SURFACE COATING WILL CREATE A FAMILY OF SENSORS FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF CHEMICAL SPECIES.
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