Abstract
Electronic noses (e-noses) mimic the complex biological olfactory system, usually including an array of gas sensors to act as the olfactory receptors and a trained computer with signal-processing and pattern recognition tools as the brain. In this work, a new stimuli-responsive material is shown, consisting of self-assembled droplets of liquid crystal and ionic liquid stabilised within a fish gelatin matrix. These materials change their opto/electrical properties upon contact with volatile organic compounds (VOCs). By using an in-house developed e-nose, these new gas-sensing films yield characteristic optical signals for VOCs from different chemical classes. A support vector machine classifier was implemented based on 12 features of the signals. The results show that the films are excellent identifying hydrocarbon VOCs (toluene, heptane and hexane) (95% accuracy) but lower performance was found to other VOCs, resulting in an overall 60.4% accuracy. Even though they are not reusable, these sustainable gas-sensing films are stable throughout time and reproducible, opening several opportunities for future optoelectronic devices and artificial olfaction systems.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | BIODEVICES 2021 - 14th International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices; Part of the 14th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2021 |
Editors | Claudine Gehin, Bruno Wacogne, Ana Fred, Hugo Gamboa |
Publisher | SciTePress - Science and Technology Publications |
Pages | 32-39 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Volume | 1 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9789897584909 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Event | 14th International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices, BIODEVICES 2021 - Part of the 14th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2021 - Virtual, Online Duration: 11 Feb 2021 → 13 Feb 2021 |
Conference
Conference | 14th International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices, BIODEVICES 2021 - Part of the 14th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies, BIOSTEC 2021 |
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City | Virtual, Online |
Period | 11/02/21 → 13/02/21 |
Keywords
- Electronic nose
- Fish gelatin
- Gas-sensing
- Ionic liquid
- Liquid crystal
- Volatile organic compounds