[Sensors for Measuring Taste and Smell]

Brain Nerve. 2017 May;69(5):557-563. doi: 10.11477/mf.1416200782.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Gustatory and olfactory senses receive chemical substances at the biological membranes of taste and olfactory cells, respectively. The present review article describes electronic tongue (taste sensor) and electronic nose (odor sensor) developed based on biomimetic technology. A taste sensor is now commercially sold and utilized in pharmaceutical and food companies across the world. An electronic nose with high sensitivity was also commercialized in Japan. These sensors provide novel methods for analyzing chemical substances instead of using conventional tools.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Brain / physiology
  • Humans
  • Olfactory Cortex / physiology*
  • Robotics*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity*
  • Smell / physiology*
  • Taste / physiology*