An electronic nose employing dual-channel odour separation columns with large chemosensor arrays for advanced odour discrimination

被引：35

作者：

Harun, F. K. Che ^{[1
]}

Taylor, J. E. ^{[1
]}

Covington, J. A. ^{[1
]}

Gardner, J. W. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Warwick, Sch Engn, Sensor Res Lab, Coventry CV4 7AL, W Midlands, England

来源：

SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL | 2009年 / 141卷 / 01期

关键词：

Electronic nose; Chemo-sensor; Spatio-temporal data; Artificial mucosa; Sensor array; MUCOSAL ACTIVITY PATTERNS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.snb.2009.05.036

中图分类号：

O65 [分析化学];

学科分类号：

070302 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

Here we report on an improved concept for electronic noses (e-noses) that combines three large chemosensor arrays (300 resistive elements per array) with two micro-packages, each containing a column inspired by our study of the human olfactory mucosa and nasal cavity. In this novel system, a sample odour passes over the first chemoresistive array giving "spatial" response data, equivalent to a traditional sensor-based e-nose. The odour is then divided evenly and passes through two further micro-packages (and thus columns) simultaneously. As the odour pulse travels along these columns chemical components within it are selectively delayed, thus the second and third array, placed after the micro-packages, provide both temporal retentive and spatial information. This combination of a front-end sensor array with back-end second and third arrays, coupled with appropriate pattern analysis algorithms, is shown to enhance significantly the system's ability to discriminate between complex odours. The columns were coated with non-polar and polar compounds to maximise the discrimination ability of the system. We believe that this combination of an initial sensor array, creating spatial data with the spatio-temporal data from the second array significantly enhances the ability of e-noses to discriminate complex odours. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：134 / 140

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