Electronic Tongues
A special issue of Biosensors (ISSN 2079-6374).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 July 2019) | Viewed by 291
Special Issue Editor
Interests: electrochemical sensor technology: electronic tongues and aptasensors; food science and technology: geographical origin assessment; quality control; adulteration detection; biomedical applications: biomarkers detection
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent advances in key fields, such as artificial intelligence, digital electronic sensors design, material sciences, microcircuit design, software innovations and electronic systems integration, have contributed to the development of electronic sensor technologies applicable to several research fields, including food, environmental, pharmaceutical and biomedical areas. Electronic tongues (E-tongues) are electrochemical devices (e.g., potentiometric, voltammetric, amperometric, etc.) comprising multi-sensor arrays that, at first glance, aim to mimic basic taste sensations (e.g., acid, bitter, umami, salty and sweet). Usually, these sensors are non-specific, cross-sensitivity and poorly selective, generating large amounts of data per analysis, and, as such, require the use of chemometric tools to extract the best information for establishing predictive multivariate statistical models that relate the sensors signals to their physical meaning. Recently, the use of more specific E-tongue devices has also attracted researchers’ attention, leading to the appearance of bioE-tongue systems, based on the use of enzymes or RNA/DNA aptamers. Thus, scientific and industrial interest, as well as the application fields of E-tongues, have grown enormously. This Special Issue is devoted to the most recent developments in the area of E-tongue technology, including E-tongue design, chemical sensors and biosensors applied, innovative signal acquisition and data processing, practical implementation, in particular for food analysis, biomedical applications and environmental evaluation.
Prof. António M. Peres
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Electronic tongue
- Sensor/Biosensor electrochemical devices
- Potentiometric devices
- Voltammetric devices
- Chemometric tools
- Food analysis
- Biomedical applications
- Environmental monitoring
