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Low-Cost Sensor To Detect Disease Markers in Breath

A small sensor that can detect disease markers in breath has been developed by a research team at the University of Illinois. The device, made of an organic plastic is sensitive enough to detect compounds at levels that are far too low to smell. The sensor could soon be the basis of portable and disposable sensor devices.

Small sensors developed to detect disease markers in breath - The sensors are made from porous thin films of organic conductive plastics - They can detect traces of disease-including compounds on breath and air

Now Portable, Low-Cost Sensor Detects Disease Markers in Breath

A small sensor made from porous thin films of organic conductive plastics could detect trace compounds like ammonia in the breath, indicating the risk of diseases. Read More

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