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Over the past two decades, the development of biomimetic techniques for chemical sensing has been promoted by research in chemical signal transduction mechanisms. Much work has been done in the development of bioinspired sensors which combined biological functional components with various secondary sensors [1]. Taking advantage of mammalian chemical sensing mechanisms, many kinds of biological components originating from gustatory system have been used as recognition elements, including gustatory cells, gustatory tissues, and taste-related proteins [2, 3]. Comparing to conventional sensitive materials such as lipid membranes, biological taste components have the merits of fast response, high sensitivity, and excellent specificity for potential applications in many fields.

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Qin, Z., Zhang, B., Hu, L. (2015). In Vivo Bioelectronic Tongue. In: Wang, P., Liu, Q., Wu, C., Hsia, K. (eds) Bioinspired Smell and Taste Sensors. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7333-1_14

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