J4 ›› 2012, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (4): 494-500.doi: 10.1016/S1672-6529(11)60146-7

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Microelectrode Recording of Tissue Neural Oscillations for a Bionic Olfactory Biosensor

Qingjun Liu1,2, Fenni Zhang1,2, Ning Hu1,2, Hua Wang1,2, Kuen Jimmy Hsia3, Ping Wang1,2   

  1. 1. Biosensor National Special Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering,
    Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
    2. |Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Education Ministry, Department of Biomedical Engineering,
    Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
    3. Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
    Urbana, IL 61801, USA
  • 出版日期:2012-12-30
  • 通讯作者: Qingjun Liu E-mail:qjliu@zju.edu.cn

Microelectrode Recording of Tissue Neural Oscillations for a Bionic Olfactory Biosensor

Qingjun Liu1,2, Fenni Zhang1,2, Ning Hu1,2, Hua Wang1,2, Kuen Jimmy Hsia3, Ping Wang1,2   

  1. 1. Biosensor National Special Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Engineering,
    Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
    2. |Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Education Ministry, Department of Biomedical Engineering,
    Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
    3. Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
    Urbana, IL 61801, USA
  • Online:2012-12-30
  • Contact: Qingjun Liu E-mail:qjliu@zju.edu.cn

摘要:

In olfactory research, neural oscillations exhibit excellent temporal regularity, which are functional and necessary at the physiological and cognitive levels. In this paper, we employed a bionic tissue biosensor which treats intact epithelium as sensing element to record the olfactory oscillations extracellularly. After being stimulated by odorant of butanedione, the olfactory receptor neurons generated different kinds of oscillations, which can be described as pulse firing oscillation, transient firing oscillation, superposed firing oscillation, and sustained firing oscillation, according to their temporal appearances respectively. With a time-frequency analysis of sonogram, the oscillations also demonstrated different frequency properties, such as δ, θ, α, β and γ oscillations. The results suggest that the bionic biosensor cooperated with sonogram analysis can well improve the investigation of olfactory oscillations, and provide a novel model for artificial olfaction sensor design.

关键词: bionic sensor, olfactory epithelium, microelectrode array (MEA), neural oscillation, olfactory biosensor

Abstract:

In olfactory research, neural oscillations exhibit excellent temporal regularity, which are functional and necessary at the physiological and cognitive levels. In this paper, we employed a bionic tissue biosensor which treats intact epithelium as sensing element to record the olfactory oscillations extracellularly. After being stimulated by odorant of butanedione, the olfactory receptor neurons generated different kinds of oscillations, which can be described as pulse firing oscillation, transient firing oscillation, superposed firing oscillation, and sustained firing oscillation, according to their temporal appearances respectively. With a time-frequency analysis of sonogram, the oscillations also demonstrated different frequency properties, such as δ, θ, α, β and γ oscillations. The results suggest that the bionic biosensor cooperated with sonogram analysis can well improve the investigation of olfactory oscillations, and provide a novel model for artificial olfaction sensor design.

Key words: bionic sensor, olfactory epithelium, microelectrode array (MEA), neural oscillation, olfactory biosensor