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Seiko Mitachi0
Toshio Matsunaga0
Date of Patent
August 18, 2009
0Patent Application Number
105738960
Date Filed
May 24, 2005
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Patent abstract
The present invention provides a biomimetic odor sensor that utilizes neither an oxide semiconductor nor a quartz oscillator, is hardly affected by the atmospheric moisture, simple in structure, inexpensive in production cost, fast in reaction rate, of a wet type, and provided with the condition close to the condition of the nasal mucosa of the human olfactus organ. The sensor 10 according to the present invention includes a mixed material 12 in which β-carotene and a reducing agent to prevent the oxidation of the β-carotene are dispersed in a viscous liquid, and a cathode electrode 16 and an anode electrode 18 are disposed so as to be in contact with the mixed material 12.
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