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Biological Olfaction Inspired Chemical Sensors

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Olfaction, the sense of smell, is considered to be one of the earliest senses that are highly developed during the course of evolution. This biological system shows astonishing specificity which enables odorant information to be precisely perceived and analyzed by almost all eukaryotes, from invertebrate insects to vertebrate mammals. The internal structure of the olfactory sensing system is arranged in a fascinatingly intricate but intelligent way to ensure both high sensitivity and selectivity towards different chemical molecules. This chapter highlights some artificial sensors and systems that are developed to mimic either the morphological or the functional merits of the olfactory sensing system in terms of optical, gas, and chemical sensing.

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Wang, N. (2017). Biological Olfaction Inspired Chemical Sensors. In: Biomimetic Microsensors Inspired by Marine Life. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47500-4_2

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