Journal
ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 410, Issue 16, Pages 3671-3681Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-018-0948-3
Keywords
VOCs; Lung cancer; Classification; Chemo-responsive; Colorimetric array; Pattern recognition
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [81772290]
- Chongqing Graduate Student Research Innovation Project [CYB17037]
- Workstation in Sichuan Province [GY2015-01]
- sharing fund of Chongqing University's large equipment
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Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in breath can be used as biomarkers to identify early stages of lung cancer. Herein, we report a disposable colorimetric array that has been constructed from diverse chemo-responsive colorants. Distinguishable difference maps were plotted within 4 min for specifically targeted VOCs. Through the consideration of various chemical interactions with VOCs, the arrays successfully discriminate between 20 different volatile organic compounds in breath that are related to lung cancer. VOCs were identified either with the visualized difference maps or through pattern recognition with an accuracy of at least 90%. No uncertainties or errors were observed in the hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA). Finally, good reproducibility and stability of the array was achieved against changes in humidity. Generally, this work provides fundamental support for construction of simple and rapid VOC sensors. More importantly, this approach provides a hypothesis-free array method for breath testing via VOC profiling. Therefore, this small, rapid, non-invasive, inexpensive, and visualized sensor array is a powerful and promising tool for early screening of lung cancer.
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