Market Research for Acetone Breathalyzer
sean_hwang
Posts: 5 Member
Hello Low Carb Community!
My name is Sean Hwang, a graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh. Our team, Nanoketo, recently won a competition to develop an acetone breathalyzer to help monitor ketosis. I got really interested in this project since I have been doing a keto diet in and out over past couple of years, and then found out that breath acetone is a good proxy for measuring BHB in the blood.
http://www.pinch.pitt.edu/fall2014.htm (NanoKeto)
We need some additional market research data to help our project continue forward. If you have some time, we would really appreciate your help if you could answer few questions in the survey link below.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/keto
Thank you for your time and help! Good luck low carbers!
Best regards,
Sean Hwang
My name is Sean Hwang, a graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh. Our team, Nanoketo, recently won a competition to develop an acetone breathalyzer to help monitor ketosis. I got really interested in this project since I have been doing a keto diet in and out over past couple of years, and then found out that breath acetone is a good proxy for measuring BHB in the blood.
http://www.pinch.pitt.edu/fall2014.htm (NanoKeto)
We need some additional market research data to help our project continue forward. If you have some time, we would really appreciate your help if you could answer few questions in the survey link below.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/keto
Thank you for your time and help! Good luck low carbers!
Best regards,
Sean Hwang
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Took your survey. Good luck!0
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Best success with research. Strips for ketone for Precision Xtra about $1 each on ebay. The $10 alcohol analyzer gives me an acetone reading so I know if I am in or out of ketosis daily. I do the blood ketone and glucose quarterly since I have been in ketosis for 8 months and nothing new of interest to learn.
ebay.com/itm/LCD-Digital-Police-Breath-Alcohol-Tester-Analyzer-Detector-Breathalyzer-Advanced-/311159276709?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item487289c4a50 -
That is brilliant, Gale. I just ordered one.
Have you ever calibrated the breathalyzer against your blood ketone meter? Does it track fairly well?0 -
wabmester they kind track but is more like a Go No Go gauge use when producing machine parts.
Expect it to read very low at first or at least my did but you will like it I think. This morning I blew .029 but .036 yesterday morning. If I fasted the rest of the day I could blow .050+ in the morning I expect.
For $10 it is kind of a fun bloodless toy. 0 -
Good luck with your research!0
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Took with pleasure. Would be glad to test "drive" one when they're ready!0
