煙曝露を検知する紙センサーとスマホアプリを開発(Paper sensors and smartphone app monitor personal smoke exposure)

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2025-05-07 ワシントン州立大学 (WSU)

ワシントン州立大学(WSU)の研究チームは、山火事の煙への個人曝露を迅速かつ低コストで測定する紙製センサーとスマートフォンアプリを開発しました。このシステムは、煙に含まれる特定のバイオマーカーを検出する紙製センサーと、センサーの変化を読み取るスマートフォンアプリで構成されており、リアルタイムでの曝露レベルの把握が可能です。特に消防士や山火事の影響を受けやすい地域の住民にとって、健康リスクの早期発見と対策に役立つと期待されています。この技術は、広く入手可能な材料とスマートフォンを活用することで、手頃な価格での煙曝露モニタリングを実現しています。今後、他の汚染物質の検出やセンサーの感度向上など、さらなる研究開発が進められる予定です。

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メソポーラスPd@Ptナノ粒子ラベル/ラテラルフロー免疫アッセイと3Dプリントスマートフォンリーダーとの統合による木材煙バイオマーカーの検出 Mesoporous Pd@Pt Nanoparticle Label/Lateral Flow Immunoassay Integrated with a 3D-Printed Smartphone Reader for Detection of Wood Smoke Biomarkers

Zhansen Yang,Xinyi Li,Yonghao Fu,Yang Song,Christopher D. Simpson,Luke P. Naeher,Yuehe Lin,and Dan Du

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces  Published: May 2, 2025

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5c02147

Abstract

煙曝露を検知する紙センサーとスマホアプリを開発(Paper sensors and smartphone app monitor personal smoke exposure)

Wood smoke exposure poses significant health risks, particularly in occupations such as firefighting, where short-term exposure to high levels of pollutants is common. The biomonitoring of wood smoke-associated biomarkers is crucial for assessing human exposure. S-phenylmercapturic acid (S-PMA), a key metabolite of benzene, has been widely used as a reliable biomarker for this purpose. However, current S-PMA detection methods lack the speed, portability, and user-friendliness required for widespread, on-site applications. In this study, we propose a novel detection system that integrates mesoporous Pd@Pt nanoparticle-mediated lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) with a 3D-printed smartphone-based reader for detecting S-PMA. Performance testing with S-PMA in phosphate-buffered saline and spiked urine samples yielded limits of detection of 0.5 ng/mL and 2.5 ng/mL, respectively. The use of mesoporous Pd@Pt nanoparticles as signal amplifiers for LFIA, along with the integration of a 3D-printed device for accurate image acquisition, significantly enhanced the system’s sensitivity, achieving detection limits well below the threshold recommended by the American Conference of Governmental and Industrial Hygienists. With remarkable stability and reproducibility, our method provides a noninvasive, highly sensitive, rapid, portable, low-cost, and user-friendly solution for the on-site assessment of wood smoke exposure in occupational settings, laying the foundation for future innovations in real-time environmental exposure monitoring.

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