Bioelectronic Nose and Bioelectronic Tongue in vitro and in vivo

Abstract

This review paper introduces the research progress of bioelectronic nose and bioelectronic tongue technology in vitro and in vivo in our group recent years. Bioelectronic nose and bioelectronic tongue is one kind of biomimetic sensors system or a smart instrument combined electronic sensors with biological olfactory and gustatory organ and pattern recognition techniques etc. In this research work we presented some novel ideas in series including culturing living olfactory and gustatory tissue and cells and cell network on the surface of devices and the implanted electrode in olfactory bulb, and while the paper also gives some practiccal applications in the fields of detection of odorants and tastants in food.