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A selective nanosensor device for exhaled breath analysis.
P. Gouma, A. Prasad, S. Stanacevic
J Breath Res 2011 Sep;5(3):037110.
PubMed: 21896971
Abstract
This paper describes a novel concept of a three-nanosensor array microsystem that may potentially serve as a coarse diagnostic tool handheld breath analyzer to provide a first detection device. The specification and performance of a simple metal oxide nanosensor operating between three distinct temperatures are discussed, focusing on the need for a noninvasive blood cholesterol monitor. Interfacing the sensor array to an integrated circuit for electrical readout and temperature control provides a complete microsystem capable of capturing a single exhaled breath and analyzing it with respect to the relative content of isoprene, carbon dioxide and ammonia gas. This inexpensive sensor technology may be used as a personalized medical diagnostics tool in the near future.
Associated compounds:
Compound Name
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Structure | Number of references |
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Ammonia | 74 |