Nanofiber Breathalyzer for Diabetes and Lung Cancer
September 10, 2013 | Terry Sharrer
Researchers at the Korean Advanced Institute for Science and Technology have shown how to create tin-dioxide nanotubes, with catalytic platinum coatings, that can detect acetone, toluene, and ammonia in exhaled breath, indicating diabetes, lung cancer and kidney disease respectively. The detection level is sensitive to 100 parts per billion. MORE