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Nanocomposite-Based Electronic Tongue

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Glucose monitoring is one of the main targets of biosensing studies, as 5% of the populations of developed countries are suffering from diabetes . Therefore, an accurate monitoring of the blood glucose level seems to play a major role in the diagnosis and management of diabetes mellitus. Carbon nanotube (CNT) is one of the most promising materials widely used in this area due to its electrical properties. Beside glucose monitoring for diabetes, the biosensors array for the electronic tongue has also become an important area of research. Generally, an electronic tongue is a single or multisensory device dedicated to the automated analysis of complex composition samples and recognizes their characteristic taste properties. This chapter introduces the synthesis method, optimization approach, properties, and electrochemical applications of the CNTs-based glucose biosensor. Furthermore, the significance of the electrochemical glucose biosensor in both medical application and glucose-based electronic tongue is discussed in detail.

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TermehYousefi, A. (2018). Introduction. In: Nanocomposite-Based Electronic Tongue. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 259. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66848-2_1

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