ChipsMIT Tech Reviewabout 6 hours ago
A breath test could diagnose pneumonia in minutes
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MIT researchers developed PlasmoSniff, a portable chip-scale sensor that detects pneumonia by trapping exhaled biomarkers. Patients inhale nanoparticles that release synthetic compounds only in the presence of infection enzymes. The team enhanced Raman spectroscopy to detect these biomarkers at extremely low concentrations, aiming for a handheld clinical or home-use device.
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