Human Olfactory Receptor Sensor for Odor Reconstitution.

Area of Science:

• Biotechnology
• Sensory Science
• Digital Transformation

Background:

• Human senses like sight, sound, and touch are physical phenomena easily digitized.
• Taste and smell, being chemical phenomena, lack objective digital data representation.
• Digital transformation (DX) has been achieved for most senses except smell and taste.

Purpose of the Study:

• To review the current status and future prospects of human olfactory DX.
• To address the challenges in digitizing the vast range of odor molecules.
• To propose a novel approach for olfactory DX using human olfactory receptors.

Main Methods:

• Discussion of existing challenges in olfactory data digitization.
• Exploration of odor sensors utilizing human olfactory receptors (ORs).
• Analysis of the potential of OR-based sensors for DX.

Main Results:

• Olfactory DX is significantly more complex than other sensory DX due to the sheer number of odor molecules.
• Human olfactory receptors (ORs) offer a promising biological basis for developing accurate odor sensors.
• OR-based sensors could enable the conversion of complex odors into digital data.

Conclusions:

• Human olfactory DX is achievable through the development of advanced odor sensors.
• Utilizing human olfactory receptors in sensors is a key strategy for olfactory DX.
• This approach holds the potential to revolutionize how we record, transmit, and replay olfactory information.