Background The potential of exhaled breath sampling and analysis has long attracted
interest in the areas of medical diagnosis and disease monitoring. This interest is attributed …

The Earth's atmosphere offers a striking contrast with other known planets by its rich organic
composition, which results almost exclusively from the presence of life on the planet. About …

Key Developments for Faster, More Precise Detection Capabilities Driven by the demand for
the rapid and advanced detection of explosives, chemical and biological warfare agents …

Over the last few years, breath analysis for the routine monitoring of metabolic disorders has
attracted a considerable amount of scientific interest, especially since breath sampling is a …

Plants emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that play important roles in their interaction
with the environment and have a major impact on atmospheric chemistry. The development …

This review summarizes literature data from the past 5 years on new developments and/or
applications of sample preparation methods for analysis of volatile organic compounds …

Metal− organic frameworks (MOFs) are one kind of highly porous crystalline materials, which
are constructed by metal-containing inorganic nodes and organic linkers. With large surface …

Portable and inexpensive gas sensors are essential for the next generation of non-invasive
medical diagnostics, smart air quality monitoring & control, human search & rescue and food …

Because air is complex and heterogeneous, continuously evolving in time and space and
being influenced by atmospheric and geographical conditions, sampling is crucial in air …

This article reviews recent literature on the analysis of industrial contaminants in indoor air in
the framework of the REACH project, which is mainly intended to improve protection of …