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POLAND

UNIVERSITY

OF SCIENCE &

TECHNOLOGY

WINS IFIA

MEDAL IN IIDC

2017

IFIA Best Invention Medal was awarded to Dr. Artur Rydosz and Assist .Prof.
Konstanty Marszalek from AGH University of Science & Technology, Kra-
kow, Poland for their innovation titled “Preconcentrator of gas samples”
showcased in International Invention and Design Competition 2017 (IIDC). • develop fully noninvasive method for glucose

monitoring based on exhaled breath analysis
with special emphasis to exhaled acetone detec-
tion
• be miniaturized in any technology, incl. CMOS/
Current management of diabetes people. VLSI
is mainly based on repeated test- Frequent blood testing is especially necessary for patients undergoing • build a “Lab of Chip” device with e-health ap-
ing of blood while the blood glu- insulin treatment. The global recommendation to self blood glucose plication to continuously monitor the glucose
cose measurement is an invasive concentration monitoring is no less than 3 times daily. It is expen- concentration and inform the medical center or
method with serious consequences sive, unpractical and even painful. The new approaches for diabetes main doctor
for the patient in case of infection. control have been discussed for a long time. The scientists around the
This possibility significantly reduces world are looking for non-invasive methods. The breath analysis is one
the number of glucose test made by of them. The proposed invention allows to:

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