Abstract: The invention provides an electrochemical sensor comprising an electrode assembly which comprises at least two electrodes, one of the electrodes comprising a metal species capable of catalysing the oxidation of hydrogen and/or methane. The sensor may be used in the detection and quantification of hydrogen and/or methane in exhaled breath, for example as a means of diagnosing lactose malabsorption or lactose intolerance.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 27, 2010
Publication date:
July 26, 2012
Applicant:
KANICHI RESEARCH SERVICES LIMITED
Inventors:
David John Walton, Xiaobo Ji, Craig Edward Banks