Inventors:
Jesse D. Adams - Reno NV, US
Todd A. Sulchek - Oakland CA, US
Stuart C. Feigin - Reno NV, US
Assignee:
Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education - Reno NV
International Classification:
G01Q 70/08
US Classification:
850 56, 250234, 250288, 422 50, 422 8201, 422 6801, 436183, 436164, 850 7, 850 57, 850 9, 850 10, 850 59
Abstract:
A disclosed chemical detection system for detecting a target material, such as an explosive material, can include a cantilevered probe, a probe heater coupled to the cantilevered probe, and a piezoelectric element disposed on the cantilevered probe. The piezoelectric element can be configured as a detector and/or an actuator. Detection can include, for example, detecting a movement of the cantilevered probe or a property of the cantilevered probe. The movement or a change in the property of the cantilevered probe can occur, for example, by adsorption of the target material, desorption of the target material, reaction of the target material and/or phase change of the target material. Examples of detectable movements and properties include temperature shifts, impedance shifts, and resonant frequency shifts of the cantilevered probe. The overall chemical detection system can be incorporated, for example, into a handheld explosive material detection system.