Nanoarray sniffs out and distinguishes multiple diseases
Date | 11th, Jan 2017 |
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Source | Nano Magazine - Scientific and Educational Websites |
DESCRIPTION
Before modern medical lab techniques became available, doctors diagnosed some diseases by smelling a patient’s breath. Scientists have been working for years to develop analytical instruments that can mimic this sniff-and-diagnose ability. Now, researchers report in the journal ACS Nano that they have identified a unique “breathprint” for each disease. Using this information, they have designed a device that screens breath samples to classify and diagnose several types of diseases.