title: Bioelectronic noses: a status report. Part I.
abstract: The present state of the art to record or mimic electronically the human senses of olfaction and taste is characterized. In this part I, an introduction to our present understanding in the development of electronic and bioelectronic noses is given. Finally the natural olfactory system is described in detail.
authors.affiliation: Universität Tübingen, Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Germany. wg@ipc.uni-tuebingen.de
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Göpel
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ziegler
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Breer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schild
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Apfelbach
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Joerges
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malaka
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D002628:Chemoreceptor Cells / Q000502:physiology; D004582:Electronics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D009475:Neurons, Afferent / Q000502:physiology; D009812:Odorants; D009830:Olfactory Bulb / Q000502:physiology; D018034:Olfactory Receptor Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D012903:Smell / Q000502:physiology*