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Biosensors in Occupational Safety and Health Management: A Narrative Review

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  • Antonio Baldassarre

    (Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy)

  • Nicola Mucci

    (Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy)

  • Luigi Isaia Lecca

    (Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy)

  • Emanuela Tomasini

    (Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy)

  • Maria Julia Parcias-do-Rosario

    (Hospital De Clinicas, Serviço de Medicina Ocupacional, Porto Alegre 90035-007, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)

  • Carolina Tauil Pereira

    (Hospital De Clinicas, Serviço de Medicina Ocupacional, Porto Alegre 90035-007, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)

  • Giulio Arcangeli

    (Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50134 Florence, Italy)

  • Paulo Antonio Barros Oliveira

    (Hospital De Clinicas, Serviço de Medicina Ocupacional, Porto Alegre 90035-007, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)

Abstract

A sensor is a device used to gather information registered by some biological, physical or chemical change, and then convert the information into a measurable signal. The first biosensor prototype was conceived more than a century ago, in 1906, but a properly defined biosensor was only developed later in 1956. Some of them have reached the commercial stage and are routinely used in environmental and agricultural applications, and especially, in clinical laboratory and industrial analysis, mostly because it is an economical, simple and efficient instrument for the in situ detection of the bioavailability of a broad range of environmental pollutants. We propose a narrative review, that found 32 papers and aims to discuss the possible uses of biosensors, focusing on their use in the area of occupational safety and health (OSH).

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  • Antonio Baldassarre & Nicola Mucci & Luigi Isaia Lecca & Emanuela Tomasini & Maria Julia Parcias-do-Rosario & Carolina Tauil Pereira & Giulio Arcangeli & Paulo Antonio Barros Oliveira, 2020. "Biosensors in Occupational Safety and Health Management: A Narrative Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(7), pages 1-10, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:7:p:2461-:d:341281
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    1. Peter L. Voyvodic & Amir Pandi & Mathilde Koch & Ismael Conejero & Emmanuel Valjent & Philippe Courtet & Eric Renard & Jean-Loup Faulon & Jerome Bonnet, 2019. "Plug-and-play metabolic transducers expand the chemical detection space of cell-free biosensors," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-8, December.
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    1. Elizabeth Fisher & Michael A. Flynn & Preethi Pratap & Jay A. Vietas, 2023. "Occupational Safety and Health Equity Impacts of Artificial Intelligence: A Scoping Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(13), pages 1-28, June.
    2. Valentina Nino & David Claudio & Christie Schiel & Brendan Bellows, 2020. "Coupling Wearable Devices and Decision Theory in the United States Emergency Department Triage Process: A Narrative Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(24), pages 1-23, December.
    3. Chao Zhang & Pieter van Gorp & Maxine Derksen & Raoul Nuijten & Wijnand A. IJsselsteijn & Alberto Zanutto & Fabio Melillo & Roberto Pratola, 2021. "Promoting Occupational Health through Gamification and E-Coaching: A 5-Month User Engagement Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(6), pages 1-17, March.

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