Biomimetic Sensor Arrays

Dear Colleagues,

Electronic noses and tongues, analytical devices based on an array of partially selective chemical sensors or biosensors and multivariate data processing tools, are often called biomimetic sensor systems or arrays as their design was inspired by biological sensing systems, primarily olfaction. They became popular analytical instruments during the last two decades and a wide range of applications has been reported, including the classification of samples according to the properties of interest, quantification, process control, and taste and flavour assessment.

Most of the sensors used in the electronic noses and electronic tongues are based on sensing materials that have nothing in common with biological receptors, which can result in the unsatisfactory performance of the sensor systems in some applications. Recently, the use of recognition elements of biological origin such as cells or tissues or based on bioinspired materials such as olfactory proteins or molecularly imprinted polymers have been proposed for sensor development, with the expectation that sensor sensitivity and selectivity characteristics would replicate that of the natural receptors.

In order to highlight the recent advances in the development of electronic tongues and noses and their applications, I would like to invite you to consider submitting a manuscript to our upcoming Special Issue, “Biomimetic Sensor Arrays”. The aim of this Special Issue is to gather a collection of papers dedicated to all aspects of biomimetic sensor systems, their design and applications with a particular emphasis on novel biomimetic sensing materials.

Dr. Alisa Rudnitskaya
Guest Editor

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