title: Bioelectronic Nose: An Emerging Tool for Odor Standardization.
abstract: Odors are perceived differently as a function of individual human experience, and communicating about odors between individuals is therefore very difficult. There is a need to classify and standardize odors, but appropriate tools have not yet been developed. A bioelectronic nose mimics human olfaction and detects target molecules with high sensitivity and selectivity. This new tool has great potential in many applications and is expected to accelerate odor classification and standardization. In particular, a multiplexed bioelectronic nose can provide complex odor information using pattern recognition techniques, and could even reproduce odors via an integrated olfactory display system. We expect that a bioelectronic nose will be a useful tool for odor standardization by providing codes for odors that enable us to communicate odor information.
authors.affiliation: Interdisciplinary Program for Bioengineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Manki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Son
authors.affiliation: Center for Bioanalysis, Division of Metrology for Quality of Life, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon 34133, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Youn
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Bio-MAX Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-818, Korea.
authors.forename: Hwi Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.affiliation: Interdisciplinary Program for Bioengineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea; School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea; Advanced Institutes of Convergence Technology, Suwon 443-270, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: thpatk@snu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Tai Hyun
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D062609:Electronic Nose; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D036103:Nanotechnology; D009812:Odorants / Q000032:analysis*; D012015:Reference Standards
keywords: bioelectronic nose; human olfactory receptor; odor standardization; olfactory display system