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  • Chemical Sensors
  • Machine Learning Applications
  • Food Safety Technology

Background:

  • Metal-oxide semiconductor gas sensors offer advantages like low cost and rapid response.
  • Limited selectivity in complex gas mixtures due to cross-sensitivity is a significant challenge.
  • Existing sensor systems struggle with accurate identification in diverse gas environments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a reconfigurable sensor-array system for enhanced gas mixture analysis.
  • To investigate the use of cross-sensitivity in metal-oxide sensors for improved selectivity.
  • To create a practical platform for identifying specific gas biomarkers, such as those indicating fish spoilage.

Main Methods:

  • Designed a reconfigurable chemiresistive sensor array supporting up to 12 sensors with advanced control features.
  • Applied machine learning classifiers including random forest (RF), convolutional neural network (CNN), and support vector machine (SVM) after principal component analysis (PCA) preprocessing.
  • Optimized sensor channels through correlation analysis and feature importance assessment to reduce system complexity.

Main Results:

  • The random forest (RF) model initially achieved 94% classification accuracy for fish-spoilage biomarkers.
  • Optimizing the sensor array from 12 to 8 sensors improved accuracy to 96% while simplifying the system.
  • The study demonstrated that leveraging sensor cross-sensitivity generates an information-rich odor fingerprint.

Conclusions:

  • A reconfigurable sensor-array system effectively addresses selectivity limitations in complex gas mixtures.
  • The deliberate use of cross-sensitivity, combined with machine learning, provides a powerful approach for gas sensing.
  • This platform offers a practical solution for complex gas identification and real-time food freshness assessment.