Inflammatory lung diseases are highly complex in respect of pathogenesis and relationships
between inflammation, clinical disease and response to treatment. Sophisticated large-…

This paper reviews the satisfactory performances of metallopoprhyrins and related compounds
when they are utilised as chemically sensitive materials for application in chemical …

The construction of nanosized supramolecular hosts via self-assembly of molecular
components is a fascinating field of research. Such intriguing class of architectures, beside their …

Previous finding shown that the composition of the breath of patients with lung cancer contains
information that could be used to detect the disease. These volatiles are mainly alkanes …

The use of gas sensor arrays as medical diagnosis instruments has been proposed several
years ago. Since then, the idea has been proven for a limited number of diseases. The case …

This paper describes, through simple examples, the meaning of some key terms frequently
used, sometimes incorrectly, in the field of sensors. They are sensor response curve, …

Background Asthma is a heterogeneous disease in which there is a differential response to
asthma treatments. This heterogeneity needs to be evaluated so that a personalized …

An electronic tongue based on the sensor array of non-specific solution sensors together with
pattern recognition tools has been applied to qualitative analysis of different beverages. It …

Background Analysis of exhaled breath by biosensors discriminates between patients with
asthma and healthy subjects. An electronic nose consists of a chemical sensor array for the …

The measure of quality of post-harvest fruits is considered a promising application field for
electronic nose technology such as the detection of defects. Among the possible defects …