Colorimetric artificial nose having an array of dyes and method for artificial olfaction
Patent №
US 6,368,558
Granted
2002-04-09
Filed 2000
Owner
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, THE
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Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
09532125
The present invention involves an artificial nose having an array comprising at least a first dye and a second dye in combination and having a distinct spectral response to an analyte. In one embodiment, the first and second dyes are from the group comprising porphyrin, chlorin, chlorophyll, phthalocyanine, or salen. In a further embodiment, the first and second dyes are metalloporphyrins. The present invention is particularly useful in detecting metal ligating vapors. Further, the array of the present invention can be connected to a visual display device.
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Ownership
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, THE
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Assignors
SUSLICK, KENNETH S., RAKOW, NEAL A.
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