Interdisciplinary Program for Bioengineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea.
Center for Bioanalysis, Division of Metrology for Quality of Life, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon 34133, Korea.
Trends Biotechnol. 2017 Apr;35(4):301-307. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2016.12.007. Epub 2017 Jan 11.
Odors are perceived differently as a function of individual human experience, and communicating about odors between individuals is therefore very difficult. There is a need to classify and standardize odors, but appropriate tools have not yet been developed. A bioelectronic nose mimics human olfaction and detects target molecules with high sensitivity and selectivity. This new tool has great potential in many applications and is expected to accelerate odor classification and standardization. In particular, a multiplexed bioelectronic nose can provide complex odor information using pattern recognition techniques, and could even reproduce odors via an integrated olfactory display system. We expect that a bioelectronic nose will be a useful tool for odor standardization by providing codes for odors that enable us to communicate odor information.
气味会因个体的人类体验而有所不同，因此个体之间很难对气味进行交流。因此，有必要对气味进行分类和标准化，但目前还没有开发出合适的工具。生物电子鼻模拟人类嗅觉，以高灵敏度和选择性检测目标分子。这种新工具在许多应用中具有巨大的潜力，有望加速气味分类和标准化。特别是，使用模式识别技术，多路复用生物电子鼻可以提供复杂的气味信息，甚至可以通过集成的嗅觉显示系统再现气味。我们预计，生物电子鼻将成为一种有用的气味标准化工具，为我们提供气味代码，使我们能够交流气味信息。
