Electronic noses and disease diagnostics

Rapid developments in sensor technology have facilitated the production of devices — known as electronic noses — that can detect and discriminate the production profiles of volatile compounds from microbial infections in situ . Such qualitative and semi-quantitative approaches could have a significa...

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Published in:Nature reviews. Microbiology 2004-02, Vol.2 (2), p.161-166
Main Authors: Turner, Anthony P.F., Magan, Naresh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acids
Arrays
Artificial intelligence
Bacterial infections
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biosensing Techniques
Breath tests
Disease
Electrodes
Electronics
Epidemiology
Humans
Humidity
Infection - diagnosis
Infections
Infectious Diseases
innovation
Life Sciences
Medical Microbiology
Metal oxides
Microbiology
Microorganisms
Nose
Odorants - analysis
Parasitology
Polymers
Sensors
TECHNOLOGY
TEKNIKVETENSKAP
Virology
VOCs
Volatile organic compounds
Volatilization
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Summary:Rapid developments in sensor technology have facilitated the production of devices — known as electronic noses — that can detect and discriminate the production profiles of volatile compounds from microbial infections in situ . Such qualitative and semi-quantitative approaches could have a significant role in the early diagnosis and detection of microbial diseases. Using artificial intelligence and web-based knowledge systems, electronic noses might also have a valuable role in monitoring disease epidemiology.
ISSN:1740-1526
1740-1534
1740-1534
DOI:10.1038/nrmicro823