2.3.4 - Development and Comparison of Innovative Sensing Modules to Support Pneumonia Diagnosis

Event

EUROSENSORS 2026
2026-09-06 - 2026-09-09
Zurich

Band

Lectures

Chapter

Sensing for Medical Diagnostics

Author(s)

A. M. Tischer, E. Zanni, C. Bax, R. Dellacà, L. Capelli - Politecnico di Milano,Milan (Italy), F. Schmidt, U. Weimar, N. Barsan - University of Tuebingen,Tuebingen (Germany), L. Novelli, F. Di Marco - Azienda Ospedaliera Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Papa Giovanni XXIII,Bergamo (Italy)

Pages

98 - 99

DOI

10.5162/eurosensors2026/2.3.4

ISBN

978-3-910600-12-6

Price

free

Abstract

Human metabolism can be monitored through non-invasive breath analysis suitable for home use. We developed a handheld breath acetone detector for smartphone-guided metabolic monitoring that provides accurate and reproducible measurements with strong stability across time and humidity. Individual metabolic responses of volunteers during exercise and dietary interventions were captured with high agreement with mass spectrometry. This work establishes a validation framework for translating breath detectors from laboratory prototypes into healthcare applications.