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Flavor analysis and reaction monitoring using surface acoustic wave microsensors and artificial neural networks.

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Title: Flavor analysis and reaction monitoring using surface acoustic wave microsensors and artificial neural networks.
Authors: Sobel, Robert Matthew.
Contributors: Director: David S. Ballantine.
Publisher Information: Northern Illinois University.
Publication Year: 2004
Collection: Northern Illinois University (NIU): Huskie Commons Repository
Subject Terms: Chemistry, Analytical, Artificial Intelligence, Flavor, Food Sensory evaluation, Neural networks (Computer science) Data processing
Description: Sorry, the full text of this article is not available in Huskie Commons. Please click on the alternative location to access it. ; 204 p. ; Arrays of polymer-coated surface acoustic wave microsensors (SAW) are used in conjunction with a variety of signal-processing algorithms known as artificial neural networks (ANN). This format of data analysis has the capacity to characterize complex mixtures of volatiles and semivolatile organic compounds found in common flavoring agents and natural products. This complementary data analysis technique requires the use of a variety of primary analysis techniques currently found within the flavor and aroma industries (i.e., GC-MS, GCO, sensory panels). The results from these primary analysis techniques can be used to successfully train the ANN where it is subsequently used as a secondary, more robust/flexible, quantitative or qualitative technique.The initial study, which minimizes the number of training sets while retaining the robustness of an ANN, utilizes a 2-D bitmap matrix. The matrix is obtained by converting the time domain kinetics of sensor response into a bitmap. The high data throughput of this approach enables the ANN to reach considerably lower detection limits while retaining a relatively small predictive error for contaminated base flavors. The detection limits for this technique are 150 ppm for base flavor adulterants with an overall predictive error of 0.34% +/- 0.01%.Industrial processing such as heating, fermenting, and blending can have a dramatic impact on aroma and flavor control. Real-time analysis of processing methods is typically limited to single-parameter measurements (i.e., colorimetry, pH). Sensory panels or various chromatographic techniques, while limited to postreaction characterization, are unable to participate in real-time reaction monitoring because of the time restraints of the panel evaluation and chromatographic separation process. This creates the demand for new dynamic forms of real-time monitoring techniques. The SAW-ANN approach is ...
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ISBN: 978-0-496-05987-4
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Relation: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 65-09, Section: B, page: 4550.; http://commons.lib.niu.edu/handle/10843/11383; http://hdl.handle.net/10843/11383
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Accession Number: edsbas.1E27E9C8
Database: BASE
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ISBN:9780496059874
0496059874