title: Established methodological issues in electronic nose research: how far are we from using these instruments in clinical settings of breath analysis?
abstract: Electronic noses (e-noses) represent an easy and cheap method for exhaled volatile compound analysis. Various electronic noses are available which differ in material and thus analytical performance. In this review, we describe a wide range of electronic noses and summarize data on the methodological issues in electronic nose research. We also review studies which show the ability of electronic noses to distinguish pulmonary and extrapulmonary disorders from health.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, Semmelweis University, 1/C Dios arok, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: Andras
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bikov
authors.forename: Zsófia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lázár
authors.forename: Ildiko
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Horvath
mesh_terms: D001944:Breath Tests / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D002623:Chemistry Techniques, Analytical; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D062609:Electronic Nose; D045853:Exhalation / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D012107:Research Design; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds