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SUBMITTER: van den Broek J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6746816 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
van den Broek J J Abegg S S Pratsinis S E SE Güntner A T AT
Nature communications 20190916 1
Methanol poisoning causes blindness, organ failure or even death when recognized too late. Currently, there is no methanol detector for quick diagnosis by breath analysis or for screening of laced beverages. Typically, chemical sensors cannot distinguish methanol from the much higher ethanol background. Here, we present an inexpensive and handheld sensor for highly selective methanol detection. It consists of a separation column (Tenax) separating methanol from interferants like ethanol, acetone ...[more]