Comparison of odor detection thresholds and odor discriminabilities of a conducting polymer composite electronic nose versus mammalian olfaction

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-50

  Doleman, Brett J ^a   Lewis, Nathan S ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS; ODOR CONTROL;

ELECTRONIC NOSE; ODOR DETECTION THRESHOLDS;

SENSORS;

EID: 0035147816     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4005(00)00635-3     Document Type: Article

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