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e-Nose Sniffs Out Cancer, and More
New study suggests electronic nose as effective as traditional lung cancer diagnostic
The Scientist 2005, 19(17):36
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Most gas sensors, such as the carbon monoxide detectors found in many homes, monitor for the presence of a single volatile compound. Electronic noses, or e-noses, combine several non-specific gas sensors, which together produce distinct response patterns in response to different vapors. Researchers believe the human nose also employs such pattern detection.
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