Research
New gas sensor detects liver disease–related compounds in breath
Phys.org ·
The Brief
- Researchers from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science developed a gas sensor that detects tiny amounts of dimethyl sulfide in human breath.
- The sensor works even in the presence of interfering gases and high humidity.
- The compounds it targets are related to liver disease.
Why it matters
A breath-based sensor for liver disease-related compounds could offer a non-invasive screening approach, though the source does not report clinical validation.
Who’s affected
- clinical researchers working on non-invasive diagnostics
- analytical and sensor chemists
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- #breath analysis
- #liver disease
- #dimethyl sulfide
- #diagnostics
Researchers have recently developed a gas sensor that can detect tiny amounts of dimethyl sulfide in human breath, even in the presence of interfering gases and high humidity. The study was carried out by researchers from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese…