Multisensor arrays employing various sensing principles are a rapidly developing field of research as they allow simple and inexpensive quantification of various parameters in complex samples. Quantitative analysis with such systems is based on multivariate regression techniques, and deriving of traditional analytical figures of merit (e.g., sensitivity, selectivity, limit of detection, and limit of quantitation) for such systems is not obvious and straightforward. Nevertheless, it is absolutely needed for further development of the multisensor research field and for introducing these instruments into the general context of analytical chemistry. Here, we report on the protocol for calculation of sensitivity, selectivity, and detection limits for multisensor arrays. The results are provided and discussed in detail for several real-world data sets.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)580-587
Number of pages15
JournalACS Sensors
Volume5
Issue number2
Early online date5 Feb 2020
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Feb 2020

    Scopus subject areas

  • Bioengineering
  • Instrumentation
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
  • Process Chemistry and Technology

    Research areas

  • analytical figures of merit, chemometrics, multisensor arrays, selectivity, sensitivity, CALIBRATION, ELECTRONIC TONGUE, SENSITIVITY, LIMIT, SENSOR ARRAY, ADVANTAGES, PLS-REGRESSION, UNCERTAINTY, TOOL

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