Electronic Noses: Detection Revolution for Food, Chemical and Healthcare Industries (Technical Insights)

Frost & Sullivan, February 1999

Coors beer, Evian water and Starbucks coffee use them to test the quality of their products. E&J Gallo Winery is trying to find out if they can spot bad corks. They may soon be harnessed to monitor pollution, spot explosives and drugs, and diagnose diseases. Electronic noses are poised to become big business ...
Using organic chemistry and electronics, scientists have devised sophisticated sensors and computer neural networks that create a digital fingerprint of a smell. The applications for these electronic noses are wide-ranging, from industrial and chemical processing, food and beverage, to beauty aids, pharmaceuticals, and medicine.
Where do the opportunities lie for these emerging technologies? How soon will these devices be ready for the market? What are the barriers to commercialization that still need to be overcome? Who are the serious players, and how do you get in touch with them?
Additional InformationThe success of your company's R&D efforts could depend on the answers— but, with research being carried on in scores of university, government, and corporate labs scattered around the globe, the answers have been hard to find. Until now, that is.
Now there is a comprehensive reports, Electronic Noses: Detection Revolution for Food, Chemical, and Healthcare Industries, from the technology trackers and analysts at Technical Insights. This in-depth study brings you state-of-the-art intelligence on this emerging technology—and delivers everything you need to make informed technology, investment, and marketing decisions.
Discover The Commercial Potential Of The Technology ...
With this valuable guide at your fingertips, you'll quickly get up to speed on this rapidly emerging technology.
Electronic Noses gives you a solid foundation and complete business perspective on electronic noses and their applications. You get:

- A detailed technical overview of electronic noses;
- An examination of applications that are in the works, those that will be coming down the line soon, and those that are ready for commercialization now;

- A hard-nosed assessment of possible markets and their near-term prospects;
- A frank discussion of any remaining barriers to commercialization.
Above all, Electronic Noses gives you a no-nonsense, business-oriented evaluation of the technology, the markets, the research that is under way. And it points the way to where the real payoff lies.
Uncover The Major Opportunities ...
Electronic Noses: Detection Revolution for Food, Chemical, and Healthcare Industries zeroes in on the leading government, university, and company labs that are conducting research in the field, and presents you with detailed profiles of each organization—and the projects it is working on.
For each organization profiled, Electronic Noses gives you full details on the organization's background, areas of application and technology research it is involved in, current programs and their status, major accomplishments, special facilities and instrumentation, services offered, and commercial products that are already on the market. Identify The Partners You Need To Exploit The Technology ...
In addition, Electronic Noses puts you in touch with the researchers who are open to industrial collaboration. It identifies the principal players, evaluates their concepts and projects, and lets you hear their own views and opinions based on first hand knowledge. Each company entry provides full contact information, including names, mail and e-mail addresses, phone and fax numbers, so you can contact the researchers directly. Plus, you get a listing of key patents in the field, and a bibliography section to guide you to key sources for detailed investigations. Whether you're looking to jump start an R&D program by forming a partnership with an academic researcher ... seek to join forces with patent holders to develop new enose applications ... or are looking for potential acquisition candidates ... Electronic Noses: Detection Revolution for Food, Chemical, and Healthcare Industries is the one source you need.

Executive Summary

Objectives Of The Report

Electronic Noses

Definition

Commercial Systems

Ongoing Research

Scope And Methodology

Summary Of Major Findings
I. Introduction

History Of Electronic Noses

The Human Olfactory System

Anatomy Of A Smell

The Nature Of Odor Molecules

Olfactory Imaging

Early Machine Detection

Generic Electronic Nose Systems

Generating Signals

Fingerprinting

Pattern Recognition

Neural Networks

Conducting Polymers

Sensor Requirements

Chemical Sensors

Conducting Polymers

Advantages Of Electronic Noses

Commercialization

Commercial Instrumentation

Future Research And Issues
II. Applications And Markets

Market Overview

Applications

Environmental Analysis

Hazardous Compounds

Chemical Accidents

Gas Detection

Vapor Sensing

Odor Monitoring

Chemical Detection

Polluted Water Analysis

On-Line Analysis

Foods And Food Processing
Aroma/Odor Identification

Coffee And Beverage

Discrimination

Meat Freshness

Fish Freshness

Mellon Analysis

Olive Oil Analysis

Monitoring Processes

Quality Control

Health Care

Telemedicine

Breath Sampling And Analysis

Bacteria Detection

Biomass

Biopharmaceuticals

Consumer Compounds

Perfume Discrimination

Robotics

Navigating Robots By Smell
III. Research Efforts And Opportunities

Universities And Research

Organizations

California Institute Of Technology

Cemagref

University Of Derby

Duke University

Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe

Griffith University

Linkopings University

North Carolina State University

Pacific Northwest National

Laboratory

University Of Rome

Svenska Lantmannen

Technical University Of Hamburg-Harburg

University Of Tubingen

Tufts University

University Of Warwick

University Of Wollongong

Companies

Airsense Gmbh

Alphamos

Aromascan
E. And J. Gallo Winery

Nordic Sensor Technologies Ab

Rst Rostock
Sensor Electronics Corp.

Appendices
A. Patents
B. Resources And Bibliography

Figures

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