CHROMATOGRAPHY, Vol. 27 (2006), No. 2, pp. 63-65
Original
Identification and Assessment of Carbon Monoxide in Gas Emanated from Human Skin
Kazutoshi Nose1, Hideo Ueda2, Tetsuo Ohkuwa1, Takaharu Kondo3, Shuki Araki1, Hajime Ohtani1 and Takao Tsuda4*
1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology,
Gokiso, Showa, Nagaya. 466−8555, Japan
2 Mitleben R & D Associates, 2−1−23−1205, Kita−midorigaoka, Toyonaka. 560−0001, Japan
3Research Center of Health, Physical Fitness and Sports, Nagoya University, Furo−cho, Chikusa, Nagoya. 464−8601, Japan
4Pico−Device, Co., Ltd., NAGOYA−IKO−RENKEI Incubator, 2−22−8, Chikusa, Chikusa, Nagoya. 464−0858, Japan
Abstract:
Carbon monoxide (CO) was clearly identified in gas that emanated from human skin and is called skin gas. It was collected by covering the
skin surface of the subject’s hand with a poly (vinyl fluoride) bag for 10 minutes and then analyzed by a GC with a semiconductor gas sensor.
It was proved that CO was emanated from the human skin of six healthy volunteers. The emanated CO amounts from the hands for 10 min
were 8.1 ± 4.2 ng. Furthermore, CO in skin gas correlated with that from the breath at a level of r = 0.68.
Keywords:
skin gas, non−invasive, carbon monoxide