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Nanosensor device for breath acetone detection

  • University of British Columbia
  • Sensitron Semiconductor
  • Stony Brook University

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Abstract

This paper describes a sensor nanotechnology suitable for non-invasive monitoring of a signaling gas, such as acetone, in exhaled breath. This is a nanomedicine tool comprised of a selective acetone nanoprobe working on the principle of ferroelectric poling sensing, and a microelectronics circuit for comparing the actual sensor signal to a predetermined threshold value, displaying the result using LED signals. This on/off type non-invasive diagnostics platform technology is based on nanotechnology, gives a fast response, it is simple to operate and inexpensive to manufacture, and may truly revolutionize personalized medicine.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)709-712
Number of pages4
JournalSensor Letters
Volume8
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2010

Keywords

  • Acetone breathanalyzer
  • Ferroelectric oxide
  • Nanosensor
  • Non-invasive diagnostics

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