Researchers at Caltech have developed a 'smart mask' to screen for conditions like respiratory infections, COPD, asthma and post-COVID infections. Doctors share their opinions.
Your breath could hold clues to your health, researchers say — and they have developed a 'smart mask' to tap into them. Wei Gao, professor of medical engineering at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, led the team that created the EBCare, a mask that analyzes the chemicals in someone’s breath to detect any existing health issues.
Care works by cooling the breath to convert it into a liquid, then transports it to sensors to be analyzed for specific biomarkers. In an email to Fox News Digital, lead researcher Gao noted the mask’s ability to enable 'continuous, real-time monitoring of exhaled breath condensate in a non-invasive and wearable format.
It can also be applied to pandemic management by monitoring respiratory infections on a wide scale,' he added. The ultimate goal is for the EBCare technology to go beyond respiratory diseases, Gao noted. 'As research progresses, we envision that the smart mask can be adapted to detect a wider range of biomarkers, including those related to metabolic, cardiovascular and infectious diseases,' he said.
The masks accurately detected the biomarker for asthma and COPD in participating patients. They also successfully detected signs of kidney disease. EBCare also produced accurate readings of blood alcohol levels. 'Monitoring alcohol levels in real time offers a non-invasive and continuous alternative to breathalyzers or blood tests,' Gao said.
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