JOURNAL ARTICLE

Quantum Cascade Laser-Based Sensor Platform for Ammonia Detection in Exhaled Human Breath

Abstract

An ammonia sensor for clinical breath analysis based on a CW mid-infrared quantum cascade laser and quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy with a detection sensitivity of 20 ppbv (1σ) with a 0.3 s time resolution is reported.

Keywords:
Quantum cascade laser Breath gas analysis Photoacoustic spectroscopy Materials science Laser Cascade Optoelectronics Photoacoustic imaging in biomedicine Spectroscopy Optics Chemistry Physics Chromatography

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Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
Physical Sciences →  Chemistry →  Spectroscopy
Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Biomedical Engineering
Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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