Detection of acetone and isoprene in human breath using a combination of thermal desorption and selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry

International Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 285, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 26-30

  Hryniuk, Alexa ^a   Ross, Brian M ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acetone; Breath sampling; Isoprene; Selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry; Thermal desorption

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649344558     PISSN: 13873806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijms.2009.02.027     Document Type: Article

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