TY - CONF A1 - Jankevics Jones, H. A1 - Sarma, Dominik A1 - Rurack, Knut A1 - Latunde-Dada, S. A1 - Bott, R. T1 - Determination of core-shell particle mass and size distribution, density, and distinguishing shell thicknesses by resonant mass measurements N2 - An important aspect of micro or nano particles development is the understanding and control of the particle structure, as it can be determining for particle’s final function, and it affects among other things potential further surface functionalisation/modification. This work shows the capability of resonant mass measurements (RMM) to measure the mass and density of micron sized particles. The technology utilizes a suspended MEMS microchannel resonator, through which individual particles transit across the resonator altering the resonant frequency, which is then detected using an optical-based method. Changes in frequency observed when a particle enters the microchannel resonator are proportional to the buoyant mass of the particle, and can be translated into mass, size or surface area. RMM therefore allows particle concentration to be determined as well as particle mass in a single measurement. Furthermore, a method for estimating the density distribution of particles from RMM measurements has been developed. This uses the convolution of the buoyant mass distribution of the particles obtained when suspended in different fluids. By combining the data from the density and mass determinations, small mass shifts arising from applying a coating to a particle can be estimated, and the resulting shell thicknesses calculated. These methods have been applied to silica coated and uncoated polystyrene latex particles. RMM shows that it can be used to measure, and distinguish between, silica shell thicknesses that are in the order of 10s of nanometres on hybrid micron-sized particles T2 - 7th International Colloids Conference CY - Sitges, Barcelona, Spain DA - 18.06.2017 KW - Core-shell particles KW - Resonant mass measurement PY - 2017 AN - OPUS4-42259 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -