A remarkable feat has been achieved by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur. The researchers have developed the first “Make in India” human breath sensor to measure alcohol content in the breath. The sensor built on metal oxides and nano silicon can operate at room temperature and can be useful in drunk and driving cases.
"However, with some changes in sensing layers and the use of an array of sensors (for Electronic Nose or Artificial Nose), and data analytics, it can also be very useful for characterization of diseases, such as asthma, diabetic ketoacidosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, sleep apnea, and cardiac arrest, where the person's breath volatile organic compounds are monitored," an official statement from IIT Jodhpur has said.
