The evolution of needle-trap devices with focus on aerosol investigations

S Zeinali, M Khalilzadeh, J Pawliszyn - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Needle-trap devices (NTDs) perform exhaustive sampling/extraction using a needle packed
with sorbent particles. Over time, various configurations and extraction modes of sampling …

Exhaled VOC detection in lung cancer screening: a comprehensive meta-analysis

X Fan, R Zhong, H Liang, Q Zhong, H Huang, J He… - BMC cancer, 2024 - Springer
Background Lung cancer (LC), characterized by high incidence and mortality rates, presents
a significant challenge in oncology. Despite advancements in treatments, early detection …

[HTML][HTML] Mass spectrometry-based human breath analysis: towards COVID-19 diagnosis and research

ZC Yuan, B Hu - Journal of analysis and testing, 2021 - Springer
COVID-19 is a highly contagious respiratory disease that can be infected through human
exhaled breath. Human breath analysis is an attractive strategy for rapid diagnosis of COVID …

Total ion chromatogram and total ion mass spectrum as alternative tools for detection and discrimination (A review)

M Barea-Sepúlveda, H Duarte, MJ Aliaño-González… - Chemosensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Gas chromatography (GC) and mass spectrometry (MS) are widely used techniques in the
analysis of complex mixtures due to their various advantages, such as high selectivity …

Progress and challenges of develo** volatile metabolites from exhaled breath as a biomarker platform

H Chou, L Godbeer, M Allsworth, B Boyle, ML Ball - Metabolomics, 2024 - Springer
Background The multitude of metabolites generated by physiological processes in the body
can serve as valuable biomarkers for many clinical purposes. They can provide a window …

Common strategies and factors affecting off-line breath sampling and volatile organic compounds analysis using thermal desorption-gas chromatography-mass …

K Westphal, D Dudzik, M Waszczuk-Jankowska, B Graff… - Metabolites, 2022 - mdpi.com
An analysis of exhaled breath enables specialists to noninvasively monitor biochemical
processes and to determine any pathological state in the human body. Breath analysis holds …

GC-MS-based metabolomics of volatile organic compounds in exhaled breath: Applications in health and disease. A review

M Bajo-Fernández, ÉA Souza-Silva… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Exhaled breath analysis, with particular emphasis on volatile organic compounds,
represents a growing area of clinical research due to its obvious advantages over other …

Electronic nose based on metal oxide semiconductor sensors for medical diagnosis

Z Zhang, Z Zheng, X He, K Liu, M Debliquy… - Progress in Natural …, 2024 - Elsevier
As malignant diseases are responsible for high mortality rates invariably, there is presently a
pressing need to develop innovative medical diagnostic techniques due to the limitations of …

Methods to detect volatile organic compounds for breath biopsy using solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

E Schulz, M Woollam, P Grocki, MD Davis, M Agarwal - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are byproducts from metabolic pathways that can be
detected in exhaled breath and have been reported as biomarkers for different diseases …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of high ethanol concentration on E-nose response for diabetes detection in exhaled breath: Laboratory studies

A Paleczek, A Rydosz - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2024 - Elsevier
The growing number of people with diabetes has paved the way for the creation of non-
invasive devices to measure blood glucose levels and enable the detection of diabetes non …