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A Novel Real-time Carbon Dioxide Analyzer for Health and Environmental Applications
Di Zhao1, Dylan Miller1, Xiaojun Xian2
1Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-5801, United States ; School of Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-5801, United States.
Abstract:
To be able to detect carbon dioxide (CO2) with high accuracy and fast response time is critical for many health and environmental applications. We report on a pocket-sized CO2 sensor for real-time analysis of end-tidal CO2, and environmental CO2. The sensor shows fast and reversible response to CO2 over a wide concentration range, covering the needs of both environmental and health applications. It is also immune to the presence of various interfering gases in ambient or expired air. Furthermore, the sensor has been used for real-time breath analysis, and the results are in good agreement with those from a commercial CO2 detector.
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