Electronic Noses and Tongues

Chemical Analysis of Food: Techniques and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 219-247

  Cosio, M S ^a   Scampicchio, M ^b   Benedetti, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN BOLZANO   (Italy)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-384862-8.00008-X     Document Type: Chapter

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