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WHAT IS ELECTRONIC
TONGUE?
The electronic tongue is an instrument that measures and compares tastes. It is an analytical instrument comprising an array of non-specific, low selective chemical sensors with cross-sensitivity to different components in solution, and an appropriate method of pattern recognition and/or multivariate calibration for the data processing.
Electronic Tongue .
PRINCIPLE
Utilization of non-specific or lowselective potentiometric chemical sensors with enhanced crosssensitivity to as many different components in solution as possible.
INSTRUMENTATION
Liquid Autosampler
The detecting sensor part consist of lipid/polymer membranes and act as the working electrodes.
Electrode charge density of the lipid/polymer membrane surface and ion distribution near the surface of the membrane is changed due to sample. Therefore the total electrical charge on the lipid membrane gives the response membrane electric potential for the substances.
ACQUISITION SYTEM
The acquisition system establishes the communication between the sensor array and data processing system.
Amplifier must be present as the electrical signals from the sensors are always small.
Statistical analysis
Broad use
Application
Good/bad modeling
Quantification
APPLICATIONS
Quantify taste masking efficiency of formulations. Analyze medicines stability in terms of taste. Benchmark target products. Analyze flavor ageing in beverages. Quantify bitterness or spicy level of drinks or dissolved compounds.
CONCLUSION
Electronic tongues are emerging, promising and proved to be a valuable tool for assessment and prediction of the taste of pharmaceuticals and related products.
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