Development of chemical ionisation reaction time-of-flight mass spectrometry for the analysis of volatile organic compounds in exhaled breath

Breath is a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, water vapour, inert gases, and a small fraction of trace volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the parts per million by volume to parts per trillion by volume range. VOCs can be produced anywhere in the body as a result of physiological and pat...

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Main Author: Willis, Kerry Ann
Other Authors: Monks, Paul
Published: University of Leicester 2010
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.529626