| Title: | Cheap and easy human breath collection system for trace volatile organic compounds screening using thermal desorption - gas chromatography mass spectrometry |
| Author(s): | Vicent-Claramunt A; Naujalis E; |
| Address: | "State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Savanoriu Ave. 231, LT-02300Vilnius, Lithuania" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.mex.2021.101386 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 2215-0161 (Print) 2215-0161 (Electronic) 2215-0161 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "*By analyzing the VOCs presents in our breath, we could identify if some components should not be present in our bodies, or their concentration is higher or lower than normal.*To collect breath samples for VOC analysis, we looked into the current available methodologies and, due to their high prices, tried to develop our own easy and cheap device. A simple single use Minigrip LDPE plastic bag was used in this work and its efficiency and performance were tested.*After breath collection, samples were analyzed using Thermal Desorption (TD) system, coupled with Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS)" |
| Keywords: | Biomarker Breath analysis LDPE bag Sampling; |
| Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINEVicent-Claramunt, Adrian Naujalis, Evaldas eng Netherlands 2021/08/26 MethodsX. 2021 May 14; 8:101386. doi: 10.1016/j.mex.2021.101386. eCollection 2021" |
