Currently, there are no established procedures for limit of detection (LOD) evaluation in multisensor system studies, which complicates their correct comparison with other analytical techniques and hinders further development of the method. In this study we propose a simple and visually comprehensible approach for LOD estimation in multisensor analysis. The suggested approach is based on the assessment of evolution of mean relative error values in calibration series with growing analyte concentration. The LOD value is estimated as the concentration starting from which MRE values become stable from sample to sample. This intuitive procedure was successfully tested with a variety of real data from potentiometric multisensor systems.
The most popular sensors in multisensor systems (electronic tongues) are voltammetric and potentiometric ones. Practical application of multisensor systems for evaluation of particular target parameters requires calibration step. Even if both types of sensors (voltammetric and potentiometric) can be sensitive towards the same parameter of an analyte and can be used for its quantification, corresponding multisensor systems cannot operate in the framework of a single unified calibration model interpreting the responses of both systems. This research is dedicated to experimental verification of calibration transfer feasibility between voltammetric and potentiometric multisensor systems. The algorithm of direct standardization suggested earlier in spectroscopy was applied for transformation of potentiometric data into voltammetric format, and vice versa. Such transformations allowed for interpretation of a system response by multivariate regression model built employing the data from another type of multisensor system. For example, concentration of the tartaric acid in the grape musts can be determined with the regression model developed for voltammetric system using the data obtained from potentiometric system. Only 20% decrease in precision was observed for the converted potentiometric data compared to initial voltammetric model.
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