DocumentCode
644938
Title
Chemical analysis of exhaled human breath using a novel sub-millimeter/terahertz spectroscopic approach
Author
Fosnight, Alyssa M. ; Moran, Benjamin L. ; Branco, Daniela R. ; Thomas, Jincy Rachel ; Medvedev, Ivan R.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Wright State Univ., Dayton, OH, USA
fYear
2013
fDate
1-6 Sept. 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
A novel technique that utilizes terahertz high resolution molecular spectra to quantitative chemical analysis of exhaled human breath is described. We successfully identified and quantified concentrations of acetone, methanol, ethanol, acetaldehyde and dimethyl sulfide in expired human breath samples collected from healthy donors.
Keywords
biomedical measurement; chemical variables measurement; gas sensors; organic compounds; spectrochemical analysis; submillimetre wave spectroscopy; terahertz spectroscopy; acetaldehyde; acetone; chemical analysis; dimethyl sulfide; ethanol; exhaled human breath; methanol; submillimeter spectroscopy; terahertz high resolution molecular spectra; terahertz spectroscopy; Chemicals; Computers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2013 38th International Conference on
Conference_Location
Mainz
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2013.6665910
Filename
6665910
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