T. M. Guinan, H. Abdelmaksoud and N. H. Voelcker
Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 5224-5226
DOI:
10.1039/C7CC00243B,
Communication
Desorption ionisation on porous silicon (DIOS) was used for the detection of nicotine from exhaled breath. This result represents proof-of-principle of the ability of DIOS to detect small molecular analytes in breath including biomarkers and illicit drugs.