ELECTRONIC NOSE DEVICE WITH SENSORS COMPOSED OF NANOWIRES OF COLUMNAR DISCOTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS WITH LOW SENSITITIVE TO HUMIDITY
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1. An electronic device comprising at least one chemically sensitive sensor for the detection of volatile organic compounds;
- wherein the chemically sensitive sensor comprises at least one nanowire of columnar discotic liquid crystals; and
wherein the electronic device is essentially not sensitive to humidity.
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Abstract
Electronic nose device having a plurality of sensors composed of nanowires of columnar discotic liquid crystals, the device having low sensitivity to humidity. The device is designed to determine the composition and concentration of volatile organic compounds in a sample with very high sensitivity. Methods for use of the device in applications such as diagnosis of disease and food quality control are disclosed.
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1. An electronic device comprising at least one chemically sensitive sensor for the detection of volatile organic compounds;
- wherein the chemically sensitive sensor comprises at least one nanowire of columnar discotic liquid crystals; and
wherein the electronic device is essentially not sensitive to humidity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- wherein the chemically sensitive sensor comprises at least one nanowire of columnar discotic liquid crystals; and
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12. A system having:
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an electronic device comprising an array of chemically sensitive sensors for the detection of volatile organic compounds;
wherein the chemically sensitive sensors comprise nanowires of columnar discotic liquid crystals, and wherein the electronic device is essentially not sensitive to humidity, anda pattern recognition analyzer, wherein the pattern recognition analyzer receives sensor output signals and compares them to stored data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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