TABLE 1

Sensor arrays in the diagnosis of respiratory diseases

Disease	Sensor type	References
Lung cancer	CBPC, MO, SWNTs, SiNW FET, MCMNPs, QMB, colourimetric	[27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36]
COPD	CBPC, QMB, MO	[37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42]
Asthma	CBPC, MO	[37, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48]
PAH	MCMNPs, colourimetric	[49]
OSAS	CBPC	[50, 51, 52]
CF	CBPC	[53, 54, 55]
TB	MO, SWNTs, MCMNPs,	[56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61]
Pneumoconiosis	CBPC	[62]

COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; PAH: pulmonary arterial hypertension; OSAS: obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome; CF: cystic fibrosis; TB: tuberculosis. CBPC: carbon black polymer composite; MO: metal oxide; SWNTs: single-walled carbon nantotubes; SiNW FET: silicon nanowire field effect transistors; MCMNPs: monolayer-capped metal-coated nanoparticles; QMB: quartz microbalance.