Smelling the disease: Diagnostic potential of breath analysis

A Sharma, R Kumar, P Varadwaj - Molecular Diagnosis & Therapy, 2023 - Springer
Breath analysis is a relatively recent field of research with much promise in scientific and
clinical studies. Breath contains endogenously produced volatile organic components …

The scent of disease: volatile organic compounds of the human body related to disease and disorder

M Shirasu, K Touhara - The Journal of Biochemistry, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Hundreds of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are emitted from the human body, and the
components of VOCs usually reflect the metabolic condition of an individual. Therefore …

Breath sensors for health monitoring

AT Guntner, S Abegg, K Konigstein, PA Gerber… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Breath sensors can revolutionize medical diagnostics by on-demand detection and
monitoring of health parameters in a noninvasive and personalized fashion. Despite …

Diagnostic potential of breath analysis—focus on volatile organic compounds

W Miekisch, JK Schubert, GFE Noeldge-Schomburg - Clinica chimica acta, 2004 - Elsevier
Breath analysis has attracted a considerable amount of scientific and clinical interest during
the last decade. In contrast to NO, which is predominantly generated in the bronchial system …

Selective Detection of Acetone and Hydrogen Sulfide for the Diagnosis of Diabetes and Halitosis Using SnO2 Nanofibers Functionalized with Reduced Graphene …

SJ Choi, BH Jang, SJ Lee, BK Min… - … applied materials & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Sensitive detection of acetone and hydrogen sulfide levels in exhaled human breath,
serving as breath markers for some diseases such as diabetes and halitosis, may offer …

Biomarkers of free radical damage: applications in experimental animals and in humans

LL de Zwart, JHN Meerman, JNM Commandeur… - Free Radical Biology …, 1999 - Elsevier
Free radical damage is an important factor in many pathological and toxicological
processes. Despite extensive research efforts in biomarkers in recent years, yielding …

Volatile organic compounds in breath as markers of lung cancer: a cross-sectional study

M Phillips, K Gleeson, JMB Hughes, J Greenberg… - The Lancet, 1999 - thelancet.com
Background Many volatile organic compounds (VOCs), principally alkanes and benzene
derivatives, have been identified in breath from patients with lung cancer. We investigated …

Semiconductor gas sensors: dry synthesis and application

A Tricoli, M Righettoni, A Teleki - … Chemie International Edition, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Since the development of the first chemoresistive metal oxide based gas sensors,
transducers with innovative properties have been prepared by a variety of wet‐and dry …

Nanomaterial-based sensors for detection of disease by volatile organic compounds

YY Broza, H Haick - Nanomedicine, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The importance of developing new diagnostic and detection technologies for the growing
number of clinical challenges is rising each year. Here, we present a concise, yet didactic …

Oxidative stress and lung inflammation in airways disease

W MacNee - European journal of pharmacology, 2001 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress results from an oxidant/antioxidant imbalance in favour of oxidants. A large
number of studies have demonstrated that increased oxidative burden occurs in airways …