UT Arlington researcher’s device could detect vapors in room, environment or a person’s breath

Breath analysisA University of Texas at Arlington researcher has received a three-year, $400,369 National Science Foundation grant to build a handheld device that could analyze a person’s breath to reveal whether certain dangerous gasses are present that need more immediate medical attention. Yuze (Alice) Sun, an assistant professor in electrical engineering, said the device is a nanoscale gas chromatography tool that separates vapors from a person’s breath, a room or an area, then detects what harmful vapors are present. “Our sensors can separate up to hundreds of vapors in complex