Functional properties of insect olfactory receptors: ionotropic receptors and odorant receptors

D Wicher, F Miazzi - Cell and Tissue Research, 2021 - Springer
The majority of insect olfactory receptors belong to two distinct protein families, the
ionotropic receptors (IRs), which are related to the ionotropic glutamate receptor family, and …

Principles of odor coding in vertebrates and artificial chemosensory systems

I Manzini, D Schild, C Di Natale - Physiological reviews, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
The biological olfactory system is the sensory system responsible for the detection of the
chemical composition of the environment. Several attempts to mimic biological olfactory …

Tephritid fruit fly semiochemicals: Current knowledge and future perspectives

F Scolari, F Valerio, G Benelli, NT Papadopoulos… - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Tephritid fruit flies comprise pests of high agricultural relevance and
species that have emerged as global invaders. Chemical signals play key roles in multiple …

Artificial olfactory biohybrid system: an evolving sense of smell

C Qin, Y Wang, J Hu, T Wang, D Liu, J Dong… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The olfactory system can detect and recognize tens of thousands of volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) at low concentrations in complex environments. Bioelectronic nose (B …

Olfactory receptor-based biosensors as potential future tools in medical diagnosis

T Wasilewski, NF Brito, B Szulczyński… - TrAC Trends in …, 2022 - Elsevier
The detection of biomarkers is the future of non-invasive medical diagnosis and screening.
Discovery and identification of reliable disease specific volatile organic compounds is …

[HTML][HTML] Bio-inspired approaches for explosives detection

T Wasilewski, J Gębicki, W Kamysz - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to unique abilities of the animals regarding analysis of complex gas substances, they
still remain a gold standard in analysis of explosives. Unusual capabilities of biological …

Real-time odor concentration and direction recognition for efficient odor source localization using a small bio-hybrid drone

D Terutsuki, T Uchida, C Fukui, Y Sukekawa… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Small drones with biosensor devices have great potential for detecting odorant molecules in
air and can be applied to environmental and security monitoring. To realize these …

Electrochemical signal amplification strategies and their use in olfactory and taste evaluation

X Wang, D Lu, Y Liu, W Wang, R Ren, M Li, D Liu, Y Liu… - Biosensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biosensors are powerful analytical tools used to identify and detect target molecules.
Electrochemical biosensors, which combine biosensing with electrochemical analysis …

Fly Me to the Micron: Microtechnologies for Drosophila Research

UM Sonmez, N Frey, PR LeDuc… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Multicellular model organisms, such as Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly), are frequently
used in a myriad of biological research studies due to their biological significance and …

Volatile Organic Compound Assessment as a Screening Tool for Early Detection of Gastrointestinal Diseases

C Dalis, FM Mesfin, K Manohar, J Liu, WC Shelley… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Gastrointestinal (GI) diseases have a high prevalence throughout the United States.
Screening and diagnostic modalities are often expensive and invasive, and therefore …