A quartz micro balance for measuring the kinetics of guest uptake from the vapour

The design of a multiple probe quartz microbalance (QMB) for the study of guest-uptake in inclusion compounds is reported. The kinetics of inclusion of 1,3-dioxolane by 9,10-dihydroxy-9,10-diphenyl-9,10-dihydroanthracene is reported as an example of the use of this apparatus in the study of guest uptake from the vapour, under controlled temperature and pressure. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.