Recent Advances in Non-Invasive Diagnosis Based on Volatile Metabolites
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Research".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 85
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Metabolites are the products of biochemical reactions within living cells, carrying essential chemical information about cellular processes. Analyzing metabolites in biofluids reveals not only the body’s internal chemistry but also its overall health status. This approach has great potential for developing minimally invasive or non-invasive diagnostic methods, especially in early disease stages, if a reliable technique for metabolite detection is established. Volatile metabolite-based breath analysis is particularly appealing since exhaled breath samples can be collected via completely non-invasive processes. Significant advancements have been made in breath-based diagnostics in recent years. This Special Issue of Life will highlight ongoing technological and diagnostic developments based on volatile metabolites.
We invite you and your colleagues to submit original research articles, reviews, and brief reports focused on volatile metabolite-based diagnostics. While this Special Issue emphasizes breath analysis, we also welcome manuscripts on headspace analysis from various body fluids.
Dr. Kiran Sankar Maiti
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- volatile metabolites
- breath analysis
- headspace analysis
- biofluids
- non-invasive
- diagnosis
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