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Indoor air pollution and the contribution of biosensors

The EuroBiotech Journal
Volume 3 (2019): Issue 1 (January 2019)
By: Evgeni Eltzov,  Abri Lavena De Cesarea,  ‘Yuen Kei Adarina Low and  Robert S. Marks  
Open Access
|Jan 2019
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Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Sources of indoor air pollutants.

Figure 2

Green box: “Samples introduced to the sensing part of the sensor”; Pink box: “Tested analyte changes the chemical or physical properties of the sensing part and produces a measurable signal”; Orange box: “For increasing the sensitivity of the sensor and amplifying signal strength”; Blue box: “Signal transduced to the computer, processed and introduced to the end user”.

Figure 3

Descriptive scheme of the fiber optic based setup for real time monitoring of toxicity in the air. A, detection unit; A1, hermetic chamber; A2, alginate matrix with bacteria immobilized on the fiber optic core; A3, needle for air pollutant entrance; A4, fiber optic; A5, fiber optic holder; B, photon counting unit; B1, Hamamatsu HC135-01 PMT Sensor Module; B2, PMT fixation ring; B3, manual shutter (71430, Oriel); B4, fiber holder that prevents the movement of the fiber inside the photon counting unit; B5, fiber optic; C, outside handle of manual shutter that enables light access to the PMT (1).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ebtj-2019-0003 | Journal eISSN: 2564-615X
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Language: English
Page range: 19 - 31
Published on: Jan 25, 2019
Published by: European Biotechnology Thematic Network Association
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Biosensors,
Indoor pollution,
health,
sick building syndrome
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Genetics,
Biotechnology,
Bioinformatics,
Life sciences, other

© 2019 Evgeni Eltzov, Abri Lavena De Cesarea, ‘Yuen Kei Adarina Low, Robert S. Marks, published by European Biotechnology Thematic Network Association
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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