Instrumentation for Monitoring Breath Biomarkers for Diagnosis of Health Condition, Toxic Exposure and Disease

Abstract

All goals of this program were reached and are listed below: (1) Improve the efficiency of the Exhaled Breath Condensate collection system when attached to the exhaust port of a ventilator. (2) Implement a gas-standardization methodology for the continuous EBC pH monitoring system that is uniformly reliable, and does not depend on the availability of argon. (3) Assure that the EBC pH measurement system assures error-free removal of accumulated EBC from the pH assay chamber. Implement a simple system for pH probe calibration. (4) Development of the neccessary electronics functionality for the continuous EBC pH monitoring system to be easily used in the clinical setting for the critical care management of war fighters and civilians.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA479651

Entities

People

  • A. R. Baddour
  • John F. Hunt

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Calibration
  • Computers
  • Contract Administration
  • Contracts
  • Data Acquisition
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Fabrication
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Health Services
  • Instrumentation
  • Lung Diseases
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Monitoring
  • Patient Care
  • Wounds And Injuries

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Marine Mammal Biology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems