Chemoresistive gas sensors for the detection of colorectal cancer biomarkers

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 18982-18992

  Malagù, Cesare ^a,b   Fabbri, Barbara ^a,b   Gherardi, Sandro ^a   Giberti, Alessio ^a,c   Guidi, Vincenzo ^a,b,c   Landini, Nicolò ^a   Zonta, Giulia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

^c MIST E R SCRL   (Italy)

Author keywords

1 iodo nonane; Colorectal cancer; Gas; Metal oxides; Nanotechnology; Semiconductors; Sensors; VOC

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS; GALLIUM; GAS DETECTORS; GASES; METALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDE FILMS; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SENSORS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

1-IODO-NONANE; CHEMO-RESISTIVE GAS SENSORS; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL CANCERS (CRC); EMISSION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; MEDICAL STUDIES; METAL OXIDES; SCREENING TECHNIQUES;

DISEASES;

EID: 84908544329     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s141018982     Document Type: Article

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