title: Detection biomarkers of lung cancer using mini-GC-PID system integrated with micro GC column and micro pre-concentrator.
abstract: The survival rate of lung cancer can be significantly improved by monitoring biomarkers in exhaled air that indicate diseases in early stage, so it is very important to develop micro analytical systems which can offer a fast, on-site, real-time detecting biomarkers in exhaled air. In this paper, a mini-gas chromatography (GC)-photo-ionization detector (PID) system integrated with a micro GC column and a micro pre-concentrator was developed for forming an inexpensive, fast, and non-invasive diagnostic tool for lung cancer. This system has very strong concentrate ability owing to its integrated micro pre-concentrator, which make the detection of trace components in exhaled air very easy. In addition, the integrated micro GC column can separate complex mixtures, which overcome low resolution and poor anti-interference ability of other instruments. The results indicated that the mini-GC-PID system can effectively separate and detect the biomarkers at parts-per-billion (ppb) level.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Institute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
authors.forename: Jianhai
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Institute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
authors.forename: Dafu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.affiliation: International Centre for Bamboo and Rattan, Key Laboratory of Bamboo and Rattan, Beijing 100102, China.
authors.forename: Fengying
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Institute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
authors.forename: Lulu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Institute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
authors.forename: Xing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Institute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
keywords: Detection of biomarkers; Early diagnosis; Micro gas chromatography column; Micro pre-concentrator; Mini-GC-PID system