Early-stage disease diagnosis is of particular importance for effective patient identification as
well as their treatment. Lack of patient compliance for the existing diagnostic methods …

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world. Because tumors detected at early
stages are easier to treat, the search for biomarkers—especially non-invasive ones—that …

The volatile organic compounds (VOC) present in the exhaled breath can be used as the
biomarkers of certain diseases especially pulmonary diseases. A system and device are …

This goal of this minireview is to introduce the reader to the area of research concerned with
exhaled breath analysis for the purpose of detecting abnormal levels of physiologically …

The peroxidation of unsaturated fatty acids is a widely recognized metabolic process that
creates a complex mixture of volatile organic compounds including aldehydes. Elevated …

There is overwhelming evidence that presence of cancer alters cellular metabolic
processes, and these changes are manifested in emitted volatile organic compound (VOC) …

The development of probes with sensitive and prompt detection of volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) is of great importance for protecting human health and public security …

The urgency of early lung cancer (LC) diagnosis and treatment has been more and more
significant. Exhaled breath analysis using gas sensors is a promising way to find out if …

Breath analysis provides great potential as a fast and non-invasive diagnostic tool for
several diseases. Straight-chain aliphatic aldehydes were repeatedly detected in the breath …

Acute cardiorespiratory breathlessness accounts for one in eight of all emergency
hospitalizations. Early, noninvasive diagnostic testing is a clinical priority that allows rapid …