它是一种智能纳米技术，由纳米材料的传感器阵列组成。可在呼出气体的特定挥发性有机化合物中，快速检测出COVID-19。

新华社耶路撒冷８月２２日电，以色列理工的大学上周五申明，一支由中国和以色列研究人员组成的团队，设计出了一种新型的人工智能（AI）呼吸分析仪测试装置，该设备可以迅速检测出COVID-19。

新设备是由以色列理工大学与中国科学技术大学，安徽医科大学附属第一医院和安徽省胸科医院四方合作开发的，这三家中国的机构均位于合肥市。

（一名以色列医务人员于2020年8月21日在以色列特拉维夫拿着一份样本进行COVID-19测试）

该设备满足了对非侵入性、快速、廉价测试方法的需求，以筛选COVID-19阳性个体，特别是有症状或无症状的携带者。该技术可以在呼出气中检测出特定疾病的生物标志物，准确度为92％，灵敏度为100％，特异性为84％。

以色列理工大学研究人员指出：“这种预筛查诊断系统可以提供一种可以在家庭或现场护理机构进行的筛查解决方案，从而大大减少了不必要的确认性测试，并减轻了医院的负担。”

研究人员表示，该设备还可以作为一种筛查工具，用于社区传播风险很高的机场、购物中心和其他公共场所。该设备的AI可以进行修改并应用于其他任何传染病，可以在新疾病爆发时使用。

（一名以色列医务人员于2020年8月21日在以色列特拉维夫从一名妇女那里收集了一个样本，以进行COVID-19测试）

It is an intelligent nanotechnology, comprised of a nanomaterial-based sensor array, which can rapidly detect COVID-19 from specific volatile organic compounds in exhaled breath.

A team of Chinese and Israeli researchers has devised a novel artificial intelligence (AI) breath analyzer test to detect COVID-19 rapidly, the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion) said Friday.

The new device was developed by Technion researchers, in collaboration with the University of Science and Technology of China, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University and Anhui Provincial Chest Hospital, all three located in the city of Hefei.

The device meets the need for a non-invasive, rapid, inexpensive testing method to screen COVID-19 positive individuals, especially pre-symptomatic or asymptomatic carriers.

It is an intelligent nanotechnology, comprised of a nanomaterial-based sensor array, which can rapidly detect COVID-19 from specific volatile organic compounds in exhaled breath.

The device can detect disease-specific biomarkers in exhaled breath with 92 percent accuracy, 100 percent sensitivity and 84 percent specificity, the Technion said.

"This pre-screening diagnostic system could offer a screening solution that can be performed at home or point-of-care facilities, greatly reducing unneeded confirmatory tests and reducing the burden on hospitals," the Technion noted.

The researchers said that the device could also be used as a screening tool for airports, shopping centers and other public places where the risk of community spread is high.

According to the team, the device's AI can be modified and applied to any other infectious diseases and could be used in case of new disease outbreaks.

来源：以色列驻上海总领馆