Wearable Device for Cumulative Chlorobenzene Detection and Accessible Mitigation Strategies.

ABSTRACT: Chronic exposure to low concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), such as chlorobenzene, is not being monitored in industrializing countries, although VOC exposure is associated with carcinogenic, organ-toxic, and endocrine-disrupting effects. Current VOC-sensing technologies are inaccessible due to high cost, size, and maintenance or are ineffective due to poor sensitivity or reliability. In particular, marginalized individuals face barriers to traditional prescription VOC treatments due to cost, lack of transportation, and limited access to physicians; thus, alternative treatments are needed. Here, we created a novel cumulative wearable color-changing VOC sensor with a paper-based polydiacetylene sensor array for chlorobenzene. With a single smartphone picture, the sensor disp

SUBMITTER: Mago A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10536231 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature