Title :
Development of a CO2 triggered alveolar air sampler
Author :
Francesco, F. Di ; Tabucchi, S. ; Loccioni, C. ; Ferro, M. ; Pioggia, G.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Pisa, Pisa
Abstract :
Despite its enormous potential, breath analysis is far from reaching a widespread use in the clinical practice. Among many reasons, the lack of effective and reproducible sampling procedures plays a primary role. In this paper, the design of an alveolar air sampler is presented.
Keywords :
biochemistry; biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; carbon compounds; chemical analysis; chemical variables measurement; lung; pneumodynamics; CO2; CO2 - Binary; CO2 triggered alveolar air sampler design; breath analysis; noninvasive biochemical monitoring; sampling procedures; Blood; Chemistry; Diseases; Electronic equipment testing; Extraterrestrial measurements; Lungs; Medical tests; Monitoring; Sampling methods; Test pattern generators;
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.2007.4375061
