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Nature Reviews Microbiology 2, 161-166 (February 2004) | doi:10.1038/nrmicro823
Innovation: Electronic noses and disease diagnostics
Anthony P.F. Turner1 & Naresh Magan1 About the authors
Abstract
Rapid developments in sensor technology have facilitated the production of devices — known as electronic noses — that can detect and discriminate the production profiles of volatile compounds from microbial infections in situ. Such qualitative and semi-quantitative approaches could have a significant role in the early diagnosis and detection of microbial diseases. Using artificial intelligence and web-based knowledge systems, electronic noses might also have a valuable role in monitoring disease epidemiology.
Author affiliations
- Anthony P.F. Turner and Naresh Magan are at the Institute of BioScience and Technology, Cranfield University, Silsoe, Bedford MK45 4DT, UK.
Correspondence to: Naresh Magan1 Email: n.magan@cranfield.ac.uk
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