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Chapter 8
Applications of Machine Olfaction
8.1 Introduction
Electronic-nose devices have gained huge attention in the field of sensor tech-
nology during the past 25 years, mainly the discovery of plentiful applications
derived from research in varied fields of applied sciences.
In recent years, a growing worldwide awareness due to bionics and artificial
intelligence has played a significant role in many features of human activity. The
medical and microbiology fields are no exceptions; new socio-economical features
and the need for developing a global community demands the development and
application of new intelligent diagnostics and therapeutics near patient or home-
based devices to control diseases efficiently.
Based on different detection principles and mechanisms, the development of
many new E-nose sensor types and arrays is closely correlated to the expansion of
new applications. Precise analysis of E-nose depends on many factors such as
sensor types, pattern recognition algorithm, software development, and environ-
ment. The sensor is one of the important factors for successful and accurate odor
measurement using electronic nose (E-nose). Hence, the discovery and design of
many new E-nose sensory types and arrays based on various principles and
mechanisms provide vast uses of E-nose in new applications [ 1 ]. These inventions
and modifications in E-nose provide a number of benefits to mankind, including
commercial, and help to improve human society lifestyles.
Following are the list of industries where E-nose is used:
• The agricultural industry,
• Biomedical industry,
• Cosmetics industry,
• Environmental monitoring,
• Food analysis,
• Manufacturing industry,
• Military application,
• Pharmaceutical industry, and
• Quality control in laboratory.