A self polishing electronic tongue

An investigation to obtain reproducible measurements with a pulse voltammetric electronic tongue has lead to the development of self polishing device. A grit paper covered bar rotating over the working electrodes is performing the polishing, to avoid measurements while the polishing bar covers the electrodes an angular decoder is fitted. Measurements in buffer, 2 mM K3[Fe(CN)6] and a buffered tea samples shows that polishing reduces drift, sensitivity decreases with electrode fouling, pre-treatment or conditioning of electrodes post polishing must be optimised concerning the analyte. Also found was that drift due to electrode fouling is a repeatable mechanism which pattern can be used to increase information about the analyte.