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Title: Classification of Tea Aromas Using Multi-Nanoparticle Based Chemiresistor Arrays
Nanoparticle based chemical sensor arrays with four types of organo-functionalized gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were introduced to classify 35 different teas, including black teas, green teas, and herbal teas. Integrated sensor arrays were made using microfabrication methods including photolithography and lift-off processing. Different types of nanoparticle solutions were drop-cast on separate active regions of each sensor chip. Sensor responses, expressed as the ratio of resistance change to baseline resistance (ΔR/R0), were used as input data to discriminate different aromas by statistical analysis using multivariate techniques and machine learning algorithms. With five-fold cross validation, linear discriminant analysis (LDA) gave 99% accuracy for classification of all 35 teas, and 98% and 100% accuracy for separate datasets of herbal teas, and black and green teas, respectively. We find that classification accuracy improves significantly by using multiple types of nanoparticles compared to single type nanoparticle arrays. The results suggest a promising approach to monitor the freshness and quality of tea products.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1633608
PAR ID:
10341447
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Sensors
Volume:
19
Issue:
11
ISSN:
1424-8220
Page Range / eLocation ID:
2547
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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