Volatile Organic Gases as Bioindicators for Transplant Rejection

Dong Cai, Zhifeng Ren, Xian C Li, Renard L Thomas

Research output: Other contribution

Abstract

A method comprising (a) obtaining one or more biological samples from a subject wherein the subject has undergone an organ transplant; (b) determining the amount and type of one or more volatile organic compounds in the biological sample; and (c) correlating the amount of volatile organic compounds to a degree of transplant rejection. A device comprising a plurality of sensors configured to detect a plurality of volatile organic compounds in a biological sample of a subject having undergone an organ transplant.

Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - Jan 29 2015

Keywords

  • organic gases
  • patents
  • organ transplant

Disciplines

  • Health Services Research
  • Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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