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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2014
Applicant:
University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Alexander Star, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Mengning Ding, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/08 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/082 (2013.01); A61B 5/14532 (2013.01); A61B 5/7278 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of detecting at least one of analyte in an environment (such as in breath) includes providing a structure including nanostructures in contact with titanium dioxide, applying electromagnetic radiation to the structure for a period of time, measuring at least one response and using the measured response to determine the presence of the analyte in the environment.