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Single-walled carbon nanotubes (swCNTs) hold great promise for use as molecular wires because they exhibit high electrical conductivity and chemical stability. However, constructing swCNT-based transducer devices requires controlled strategies for assembling biomolecules on swCNTs. In this study, we developed a chemically modified swCNT for reliable attachment of the human olfactory receptor (hOR) onto the CNTs and investigated their use in the fabrication of a highly sensitive and selective bioelectronic nose. For the bioelectronic nose, the swCNT-field effect transistor platform was composed of polyethylene glycol-coated regions to prevent non-specific absorption and chemically modified swCNTs regions containing hOR, which can bind to the specific odorant. This approach allowed us to create well-defined micron-scale patterns of hOR on the swCNTs. Our bioelectronic nose displayed ultrahigh sensitivity down to concentrations as low as 1 fM. In addition, the approach described here may provide an alternative route for multiplexed detection of diverse odorants and to improve the sensitivity of sensor devices.