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| 20100191474 | ELECTRONIC NOSE DEVICE WITH SENSORS COMPOSED OF NANOWIRES OF COLUMNAR DISCOTIC LIQUID CRYSTALS WITH LOW SENSITITIVE TO HUMIDITY - Electronic nose device having a plurality of sensors composed of nanowires of columnar discotic liquid crystals, the device having low sensitivity to humidity. The device is designed to determine the composition and concentration of volatile organic compounds in a sample with very high sensitivity. Methods for use of the device in applications such as diagnosis of disease and food quality control are disclosed. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100198521 | CHEMICALLY SENSITIVE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS AND USES THEREOF IN ELECTRONIC NOSE DEVICES - The present invention provides an electronic nose device based on chemically sensitive field effect transistors. In particular, the sensors of the electronic nose device are composed of non-oxidized, functionalized silicon nanowires which can detect volatile organic compounds with very high sensitivity. Methods of use in diagnosing diseases including various types of cancer are disclosed. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100273665 | CHEMICAL SENSORS BASED ON CUBIC NANOPARTICLES CAPPED WITH AN ORGANIC COATING - The present invention provides a sensor apparatus based on 2D films or 3D assemblies of cubic nanoparticles capped with an organic coating. The apparatus is used to determine the composition and preferably measure the concentration of volatile and non-volatile compounds in a sample, with very high sensitivity. Methods for use of the apparatus in applications such as diagnosis of disease, food quality and environmental control are disclosed. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100325073 | NITROGEN OXIDE SENSITIVE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS FOR EXPLOSIVE DETECTION COMPRISING FUNCTIONALIZED NON-OXIDIZED SILICON NANOWIRES - An apparatus for detecting volatile compounds derived from explosive materials with very high sensitivity. The apparatus is composed of field effect transistors of non-oxidized silicon nanowires modified with specific functional groups including, in particular, amine, imine and/or carboxyl moieties. Further a system is provided comprising the apparatus in conjunction with learning and pattern recognition algorithms and methods of use thereof for detecting and quantifying specific explosive compounds. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110015872 | CHEMICAL SENSORS BASED ON CUBIC NANOPARTICLES CAPPED WITH AN ORGANIC COATING FOR DETECTING EXPLOSIVES - The present application describes a sensor apparatus, especially an electronic nose, based on 2D films or 3D assemblies of cubic nanoparticles capped with an organic coating. The organic coating is modified with unique compositions of functional moieties, e.g. cyclodextrins, to provide the detection of volatile and non-volatile compounds derived from explosive materials, e.g. PETN, RDX, TNT etc. with very high sensitivity. The nose employs pattern recognition algorithms and methods, e.g. PCA, for detecting and quantifying specific explosive compounds. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110098591 | CARBON NANOTUBE STRUCTURES IN SENSOR APPARATUSES FOR ANALYZING BIOMARKERS IN BREATH SAMPLES - The present invention provides a system for measuring biomarker analytes indicative of various diseases comprising an array of sensors sensitive to volatile organic compounds. Particularly, the system is composed of a random network of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) coated with non-polar small organic molecules in conjunction with learning and pattern recognition algorithms. Methods of discriminating between breath samples of healthy individuals and of lung cancer patients are disclosed. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110244584 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING RENAL DISORDERS - The present invention provides a system comprising an array of chemically sensitive sensors based on coated single walled carbon nanotubes, for measuring volatile organic compounds indicative of renal failure. Methods of breath analysis for diagnosing chronic, acute and end-stage renal failure are disclosed. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110269632 | Detection of Cancer through Breath Comprising a Sensor Array Comprising Capped Conductive Nanoparticles - Sensor array for detecting biomarkers for cancer in breath samples. The sensor array is based on 2D films or 3D assemblies of conductive nanoparticles capped with an organic coating wherein the nanoparticles are characterized by a narrow size distribution. Methods of use of the sensor array for discriminating between patterns of volatile organic compounds from healthy individuals and patients with various types of cancer are disclosed. | 11-03-2011 |
