BACKGROUND: Exhaled breath contains thousands of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
that could serve as biomarkers of lung disease. Electronic noses can distinguish VOC …

Breath tests cover the fraction of nitric oxide in expired gas (F ENO ), volatile organic compounds
(VOCs), variables in exhaled breath condensate (EBC) and other measurements. For …

Mo thin films were deposited on glass substrates using direct‐current (dc) planar magnetron
sputtering. Mechanical determination of the internal stresses, using the bending‐beam …

Eosinophilic inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is predictive for
responses to inhaled steroids. We hypothesised that the inflammatory subtype in mild and …

Tin-doped In 2 O 3 (ITO) films, deposited at room temperature by dc magnetron sputtering,
display a double-layer structure after post-deposition annealing. The films consist of a stress-…

Tungsten thin films were deposited on glass substrates by direct‐current planar magnetron
sputtering. The induced thickness‐averaged film stress within the plane of the film was …

There is a need for biological markers of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
Exhaled breath contains hundreds of metabolites in the gas phase, some of which reflect (…

Tin-doped indium oxide films deposited by dc magnetron sputtering were characterized by
electrical resistivity, optical transmission, X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron …

A method is presented where the morphology of screen printed carbon nanotube pastes is
modified using an adhesive tape. In this way, the organic matrix material is preferentially …

Background Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway disease, associated with episodes of
exacerbations. Therapy with inhaled corticosteroids ( ICS ) targets airway inflammation, …