title: Nano-assembled films for taste sensor application.
abstract: An artificial taste sensor based on different types of ultra-thin films of conducting polymers (a special class of plastics that can conduct electricity) and their mixture with a lipid-like material has been able to mimic the human palate. In addition, this "electronic tongue" has been successfully employed in the analysis of tastants, suppression effects, and commercial beverages throughout AC measurements (impedance spectroscopy) in a relatively low-cost, simple, and efficient way.
authors.affiliation: EMBRAPA Instrumentação Agropecuária, São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Antonio Riul
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Riul
authors.forename: Roger R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Malmegrim
authors.forename: Fernando J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Fonseca
authors.forename: Luiz H C
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Mattoso
mesh_terms: D000814:Aniline Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004566:Electrodes; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000737:chemistry; D013649:Taste
chemical_list: D000814:Aniline Compounds; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011108:Polymers; D011758:Pyrroles; C416807:polyaniline; C067635:polypyrrole