Title :
Carbonyl sulphide (COS) monitoring on MOS sensors for biomedical applications
Author :
Neri, G. ; Bonavita, A. ; Ipsale, S. ; Micali, G. ; Rizzo, G. ; Donato, N.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Messina, Messina
Abstract :
Resistive metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) sensors have been tested in the monitoring of carbonyl sulphide (COS), a biomarker for acute rejection (AR) in lung transplanted patients. COS concentration in the breath of these patients (about 0.5 ppm) is in fact more higher than that found in healthy peoples, making possible the real time diagnosis of this pathology by breath analysis. In2O3-based MOS resistive sensors have been therefore tested at different temperatures and COS concentrations in order to optimize the sensor response and response/recovery time. The ultimate aim of this work is to develop a simple and cost-effective breath test for the acute rejection in lung transplanted patients.
Keywords :
MIS devices; biosensors; carbon compounds; diseases; electrochemical sensors; indium compounds; lung; pneumodynamics; COS; COS - System; In2O3; In2O3 - Binary; MOS sensors; acute rejection; biomedical applications; breath test; carbonyl sulphide monitoring; lung transplanted patients; resistive metal-oxide semiconductor sensors; Biomarkers; Biomedical monitoring; Biosensors; Lungs; MOS devices; Pathology; Patient monitoring; Semiconductor device testing; Temperature sensors; Time factors;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics, 2007. ISIE 2007. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Vigo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0754-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0755-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISIE.2007.4375049
