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This paper concerns the design and actual construction of practical chemical sensor arrays that are intended for field applications. That is, the direct technical approach to selecting sensors and sensor array systems, that can both contain the needed information as well as be able to provide this information to the user, in order to solve an existing and specific analytical problem. I have been working on the concept of chemical sensor arrays for about 12 years, and have been using sensor arrays to accomplish the elusive goal of providing a practical field instrument for simultaneous chemical identification and quantification. Much has been learnt about the various aspects of building and operating sensor arrays. Prior work has demonstrated clearly that the information content of the signals from sensor arrays is significantly greater than that from single sensor systems. This paper is not a comprehensive review, but rather a discussion of important factors and relationships in developing practical chemical sensor arrays. References are given to provide examples of the concepts and techniques that are used. The reader is encouraged to use these examples as a starting point for further work rather than as the last word on the subject. This manuscript is unavoidably slanted toward my own work because I know this the best.
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Stetter, J.R. (1992). Chemical Sensor Arrays: Practical Insights and Examples. In: Gardner, J.W., Bartlett, P.N. (eds) Sensors and Sensory Systems for an Electronic Nose. NATO ASI Series, vol 212. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7985-8_17
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