Self-encoded bead array

Figure 5. Schematic depiction of a self-encoded bead array. A mixture of three sensor types fills the fiber tip wells randomly. The sensors are identified by their characteristic responses to a test vapor pulse. Reprinted with permission from ref. 9b. Copyright 1999 American Chemical Society.

Dickinson TA, Michael KL, Kauer JS, Walt DR (1999) Convergent, self-encoded bead sensor arrays in the design of an artificial nose. Anal Chem 71 2192-2198... 

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