Chemical analysis of exhaled human breath using high resolution MM-wave rotational spectra

Guo, Tianle

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Title

Chemical analysis of exhaled human breath using high resolution MM-wave rotational spectra

Author(s)

Guo, Tianle

Contributor(s)

• O, Kenneth
• Nam, Hyun-Joo
• Dolson, David
• Medvedev, Ivan
• Thomas, Jessica
• Branco, Daniela

Issue Date

2014-06-16

Keyword(s)

Analytical, Combustion, Plasma

Abstract

High resolution rotational spectroscopy enables chemical sensors that are both sensitive and highly specific, which is well suited for analysis of expired human breath. We have previously reported on detection of breath ethanol, methanol, acetone, and acetaldehyde using THz sensors\footnote{Fosnight, A.M., B.L. Moran, and I.R. Medvedev, Chemical analysis of exhaled human breath using a terahertz spectroscopic approach. Applied Physics Letters, 2013. 103(13): p. 133703-5.}. This paper will outline our present efforts in this area, with specific focus on our ongoing quest to correlate levels of blood glucose with concentrations of a few breath chemicals known to be affected by elevated blood sugar levels. Prospects, challenges and future plans will be outlined and discussed.

Publisher

International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy

Type of Resource

text

Language

English

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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/50862

DOI

https://doi.org/10.15278/isms.2014.MJ03

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Copyright 2014 by the authors. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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