Selective point of care nanoprobe breath analyzer
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1. An apparatus for analyzing gases in expired breath to assist in diagnosis of a medical condition, the apparatus comprising a nanosensor tuned to a specific concentration profile, to detect a particular gaseous analyte, wherein the presence and/or concentration of said gaseous analyte is indicative of a particular medical condition.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a medical diagnostic device for analyzing breath gases and/or skin emissions, including a highly sensitive sensing component for obtaining an emission concentration profile and a database of breath analysis profiles medical condition characteristics.
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- 1. An apparatus for analyzing gases in expired breath to assist in diagnosis of a medical condition, the apparatus comprising a nanosensor tuned to a specific concentration profile, to detect a particular gaseous analyte, wherein the presence and/or concentration of said gaseous analyte is indicative of a particular medical condition.
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16. A method for utilizing a concentration profile in a breath sample to assist in the diagnosis of a medical condition, the method comprising:
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measuring the concentration profile of a particular gaseous analyte in said breath sample with a nanosensor comprising a sensing electrode containing unlabeled urea as a substrate tuned for measuring said particular gaseous analyte; and
comparing the detected amounts of said gaseous analyte to a baseline to assist in diagnosis of a medical condition.
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19. A method for determining biomolecule abundance, the method comprising:
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obtaining a breath sample having a plurality of biomolecules; and
analyzing the sample utilizing an encapsulated sensor to determine whether a specific biomolecule in the sample matches a concentration profile of an analyte to which a nanosensor of the sensor tuned.
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20. The method of claim 20, wherein the sensor can detect the specific biomolecule at a level of parts per billion.
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