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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Development of the DADSS* Breath Alcohol Sensor System for Automobiles: Technical Design and Human Participant Testing.

Kianna Pirooz, Timothy Allen, Rebecca Spicer, Sam Kalmar, Jing Liu, Jane McNeil, Gordana Vitaliano, Scott E Lukas

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Kianna PiroozKEA Technologies Inc., 1 Monarch Drive Suite 100, Littleton, MA 01640, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6414-8336
Timothy AllenKEA Technologies Inc., 1 Monarch Drive Suite 100, Littleton, MA 01640, USA.
Rebecca SpicerImpact Research, LLC., 7170 Riverwood Dr., Suite A, Columbia, MD 21046, USA.
Sam KalmarBehavioral Psychopharmacology Research Laboratory (BPRL), McLean Imaging Center, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02478, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-9049-0558
Jing LiuBehavioral Psychopharmacology Research Laboratory (BPRL), McLean Imaging Center, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02478, USA.
Jane McNeilBehavioral Psychopharmacology Research Laboratory (BPRL), McLean Imaging Center, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02478, USA.
Gordana VitalianoBehavioral Psychopharmacology Research Laboratory (BPRL), McLean Imaging Center, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02478, USA.
Scott E LukasBehavioral Psychopharmacology Research Laboratory (BPRL), McLean Imaging Center, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02478, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5823-3833

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite many efforts to curtail drunk driving, alcohol-related traffic fatalities and injuries continue to be a major public health problem in the United States (U.S.) and most of the world. Technologies exist that prevent an automobile from starting if the driver's breath alcohol exceeds 20 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL), but these devices are only fitted to vehicles of individuals who have been convicted of Driving Under the Influence (DUI). A new approach must be taken to reduce the incidence of drunk driving by integrating an alcohol sensor system in vehicles as part of the delivered hardware. The system must be fast, accurate, and contactless-meaning that a forced exhalation is not required to measure the concentration of alcohol on the breath. We report on a novel device, the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety (DADSS) Breath Alcohol Sensor System, which uses the mid-infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum to concurrently monitor alcohol and expired carbon dioxide (CO

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AutomobilesBiosensing TechniquesEthanolAdultAutomobile DrivingBreath TestsCarbon DioxideDriving Under the InfluenceEquipment DesignFemaleHumansMaleCarbon DioxideEthanolalcoholautomobileBACBrACdrunk drivingethanolhumanimpairment

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PMCPMC13165859

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