E-Tongues/Noses Based on Conducting Polymers and Composite Materials: Expanding the Possibilities in Complex Analytical Sensing

Conducting polymers (CPs) are extensively studied due to their high versatility and electrical properties, as well as their high environmental stability. Based on the above, their applications as electronic devices are promoted and constitute an interesting matter of research. This review summarizes...

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Main Authors: Alfonso Sierra-Padilla, Juan José García-Guzmán, David López-Iglesias, José María Palacios-Santander, Laura Cubillana-Aguilera
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/15/4976
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spelling doaj-92ab18b0212340e39df323cca25f0cb32021-08-06T15:31:03ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202021-07-01214976497610.3390/s21154976E-Tongues/Noses Based on Conducting Polymers and Composite Materials: Expanding the Possibilities in Complex Analytical SensingAlfonso Sierra-Padilla0Juan José García-Guzmán1David López-Iglesias2José María Palacios-Santander3Laura Cubillana-Aguilera4Institute of Research on Electron Microscopy and Materials (IMEYMAT), Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar (CEIMAR), University of Cadiz, Campus Universitario de Puerto Real, Polígono del Río San Pedro S/N, 11510 Puerto Real, Cadiz, SpainInstituto de Investigación e Innovación Biomédica de Cadiz (INiBICA), Hospital Universitario ‘Puerta del Mar’, Universidad de Cadiz, 11009 Cadiz, Cadiz, SpainInstitute of Research on Electron Microscopy and Materials (IMEYMAT), Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar (CEIMAR), University of Cadiz, Campus Universitario de Puerto Real, Polígono del Río San Pedro S/N, 11510 Puerto Real, Cadiz, SpainInstitute of Research on Electron Microscopy and Materials (IMEYMAT), Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar (CEIMAR), University of Cadiz, Campus Universitario de Puerto Real, Polígono del Río San Pedro S/N, 11510 Puerto Real, Cadiz, SpainInstitute of Research on Electron Microscopy and Materials (IMEYMAT), Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar (CEIMAR), University of Cadiz, Campus Universitario de Puerto Real, Polígono del Río San Pedro S/N, 11510 Puerto Real, Cadiz, SpainConducting polymers (CPs) are extensively studied due to their high versatility and electrical properties, as well as their high environmental stability. Based on the above, their applications as electronic devices are promoted and constitute an interesting matter of research. This review summarizes their application in common electronic devices and their implementation in electronic tongues and noses systems (E-tongues and E-noses, respectively). The monitoring of diverse factors with these devices by multivariate calibration methods for different applications is also included. Lastly, a critical discussion about the enclosed analytical potential of several conducting polymer-based devices in electronic systems reported in literature will be offered.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/15/4976conducting polymerselectronic tongueselectronic noseschemometricdiscriminationanalysis
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author Alfonso Sierra-Padilla
Juan José García-Guzmán
David López-Iglesias
José María Palacios-Santander
Laura Cubillana-Aguilera
spellingShingle Alfonso Sierra-Padilla
Juan José García-Guzmán
David López-Iglesias
José María Palacios-Santander
Laura Cubillana-Aguilera
E-Tongues/Noses Based on Conducting Polymers and Composite Materials: Expanding the Possibilities in Complex Analytical Sensing
Sensors
conducting polymers
electronic tongues
electronic noses
chemometric
discrimination
analysis
author_facet Alfonso Sierra-Padilla
Juan José García-Guzmán
David López-Iglesias
José María Palacios-Santander
Laura Cubillana-Aguilera
author_sort Alfonso Sierra-Padilla
title E-Tongues/Noses Based on Conducting Polymers and Composite Materials: Expanding the Possibilities in Complex Analytical Sensing
title_short E-Tongues/Noses Based on Conducting Polymers and Composite Materials: Expanding the Possibilities in Complex Analytical Sensing
title_full E-Tongues/Noses Based on Conducting Polymers and Composite Materials: Expanding the Possibilities in Complex Analytical Sensing
title_fullStr E-Tongues/Noses Based on Conducting Polymers and Composite Materials: Expanding the Possibilities in Complex Analytical Sensing
title_full_unstemmed E-Tongues/Noses Based on Conducting Polymers and Composite Materials: Expanding the Possibilities in Complex Analytical Sensing
title_sort e-tongues/noses based on conducting polymers and composite materials: expanding the possibilities in complex analytical sensing
publisher MDPI AG
series Sensors
issn 1424-8220
publishDate 2021-07-01
description Conducting polymers (CPs) are extensively studied due to their high versatility and electrical properties, as well as their high environmental stability. Based on the above, their applications as electronic devices are promoted and constitute an interesting matter of research. This review summarizes their application in common electronic devices and their implementation in electronic tongues and noses systems (E-tongues and E-noses, respectively). The monitoring of diverse factors with these devices by multivariate calibration methods for different applications is also included. Lastly, a critical discussion about the enclosed analytical potential of several conducting polymer-based devices in electronic systems reported in literature will be offered.
topic conducting polymers
electronic tongues
electronic noses
chemometric
discrimination
analysis
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/15/4976
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