About the Authors
- Kouki Fujioka
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Affiliations International Clinical Research Centre, Research Institute, International Medical Centre of Japan, Tokyo, Japan, Institute of DNA Medicine, Research Centre for Medical Sciences, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Eiji Arakawa
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Affiliation Department of Bacteriology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
- Jun-ichi Kita
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Affiliation Research and Development Group, Business Development Department, Analytical and Measuring Instruments Division, Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, Japan
- Yoshihiro Aoyama
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Affiliation Research and Development Group, Business Development Department, Analytical and Measuring Instruments Division, Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, Japan
- Toshiro Okuda
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Affiliation Sanwa Norin Corporation, Ltd., Saitama, Japan
- Yoshinobu Manome
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Affiliation Institute of DNA Medicine, Research Centre for Medical Sciences, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Kenji Yamamoto
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* E-mail: backen@ri.imcj.go.jp
Affiliation International Clinical Research Centre, Research Institute, International Medical Centre of Japan, Tokyo, Japan
Competing Interests
Shimadzu corporation possesses patents about the FF-2A odour discrimination device. Representative Patents: Analysis algorithms (2005-291763, 2005-077099, 2004-93447, 2004-93446, and 2003-315298); Odour capture system (2008-145271); Odour discrimination device systems (2004-333134). These algorithms and systems have limitation of use.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: EA JiK YA TO YM KY. Performed the experiments: JiK YA TO. Analyzed the data: KF JiK YA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JiK YA TO. Wrote the paper: KF KY.