Sniffing speeds up chemical detection by controlling air-flows near sensors

Thomas L. Spencer; Adams Clark; Jordi Fonollosa; Emmanuel Virot; David L. Hu

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-21405-y

Nature Communications (Feb 2021)

Sniffing speeds up chemical detection by controlling air-flows near sensors

Thomas L. Spencer,
Adams Clark,
Jordi Fonollosa,
Emmanuel Virot,
David L. Hu

Affiliations

Thomas L. Spencer: School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Adams Clark: School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Jordi Fonollosa: B2SLab, Departament d’Enginyeria de Sistemes, Automàtica i Informàtica Industrial, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Emmanuel Virot: John A, Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
David L. Hu: School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21405-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Sniff frequency naturally varies with animal type due to allometric scaling. Using data from live animals and a machine olfactory system, Spencer et al. reveal a deeper reason for sniffing with implications for designing gas detectors: the sniff is adapted to efficient odor detection.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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