Cellphones Detecting Asthma
APR 11, 2013
A simple breath test could sense when an asthma attack may strike.
Cellphones Detecting Asthma
Get Inside the Science:
SBU Researchers Win NSF Award for Asthma Breath Analyzer
Perena Gouma, Stony Brook Materials Science and Engineering
Inside Science Buzzwords:
- Asthma - A chronic disease that causes an inflammation and narrowing of the lung’s airways. Symptoms include chest tightness, wheezing, shortness of breath and coughing.
- Nitric oxide - A molecule formed as a byproduct of many processes, such as during lightning storms and from the combustion of car engines. People who have asthma also have a high level of nitric oxide in their breath.
- Nanotechnology - The development of tiny materials with dimensions measured in nanometers, or billionths of a meter.
