| ABSTRACT |
Difference volatile compunds are emitted during different stages of fruit maturity to give its unique aroma. Utilizing this volatile as biomarker, a sensor array with intergrated Electrodes (IDE) with molecular imprinted polymer (MIP) are fabricated and tailored to detect the aroma compound. The advantage of MIP sensor is due its selectivity which in this case the fruit volatile. By having the nose device with array of IDE-MIP sensors, a certain profile of bio marker would be available. Utilizing this pattern of bio marker, we can also determine the stages of the fruit maturity, from young to ripe. Moreover , imprinted polymers are less expensive to be synthesized amd due to their higher physical robustness, strength and resistance to elevated temperature the lifetime of the sensor can be very high. Another feature about the sensor is the used of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) as a substrate thus allowing żlow cost and flexibleż sensors implementations.
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