Recent Advances and Trends in Electronic Noses

Dear Colleagues,

Two parallel approaches contributed to the significant development of electronic olfaction in the last 30 years. The first was the gradual improvement of chemical sensors and, in particular, their metrological parameters, such as the limit of detection, the linearity of the response signal, sensitivity, selectivity, response time, and repeatability. The second involved the development of advanced data analysis techniques. Both these approaches need to be used when analyzing samples characterized by complex composition in order to obtain comprehensive information. One of the main advantages of the use of electronic noses is the possibility to conduct a holistic analysis, without the need for prior separation of the particular components of a gaseous mixture, which significantly reduces the time of a single analysis. For that reason, the area of possible applications of electronic olfaction has been increasing over time. This Special Issue is devoted to the most recent technical developments in the area of electronic nose technology, including their design, the chemical sensors and detectors used in their construction, innovative data processing techniques and also their implementation, in particular in the food industry, environmental monitoring and medicine, as well as in other fields. We would like to invite researchers to submit both original and review papers. The contributions should be related to the listed topics.

Scope of the Thematic Issue:

• New sensor solutions applied in electronic noses;
• Novel construction solutions dedicated for electronic noses;
• New methodology approaches in the use of advanced data processing methods;
• Miniaturization of electronic noses;
• Application of electronic noses in food analysis;
• Application of electronic noses in analysis of various alcoholic beverages;
• Application of electronic noses in agriculture;
• Application of electronic noses in environmental monitoring;
• Application of electronic noses in medicine;
• Application of electronic noses in criminology;
• Application of electronic noses dedicated for military purposes.

Dr. Tomasz Dymerski
Guest Editor

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• Electronic noses
• Chemical sensors
• Device miniaturization
• Statistical data analysis methods
• Food analysis
• Environmental monitoring medical diagnostics
• Criminal trace detection
• Explosives identification