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Amirian H, Dalvand K, Ghiasvand A. Seamless integration of Internet of Things, miniaturization, and environmental chemical surveillance. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2024; 196:582. [PMID: 38806872 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-024-12698-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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IoT is a game-changer across all fields, including chemistry. Embracing sustainable practices and green chemistry, the miniaturization and automation of systems, and their integration into IoT is key to achieving these principles, as a rising trend with momentum. Particularly, IoT and analytical chemistry are linked in the rapid exchange of analytical data for environmental, industrial, healthcare, and educational applications. Meanwhile, cooperation with other fields of science is evident, and there is a prompt and subjective analysis of information related to analytical systems and methodologies. This paper will review the concepts, requirements, and architecture of IoT and its role in the miniaturization and automation of analytical tools using electronic modules and sensors. The aim is to explore the standards and perspectives of IoT and its interaction with different aspects of analytical chemistry. Additionally, it aimed to explain the basics and applications of IoT for chemists, and its relevance to different subfields of analytical chemistry, particularly in the field of environmental chemical surveillance. The article also covers updating IoT devices and creating DIY-based degradation devices to enhance the educational aspect of chemistry and reduce barriers to lab facilities and equipment. Lastly, it will explore how IoT is really important and how it's going to significantly impact analytical chemistry.
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Affiliation(s)
- Hamzeh Amirian
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran.
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Habich T, Beutel S. Digitalization concepts in academic bioprocess development. Eng Life Sci 2024; 24:2300238. [PMID: 38584688 PMCID: PMC10991719 DOI: 10.1002/elsc.202300238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024] Open
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Digitalization with integrated devices, digital and physical assistants, automation, and simulation is setting a new direction for laboratory work. Even with complex research workflows, high staff turnover, and a limited budget some laboratories have already shown that digitalization is indeed possible. However, academic bioprocess laboratories often struggle to follow the trend of digitalization. Due to their diverse research circumstances, high variety of team composition, goals, and limitations the concepts are substantially different. Here, we will provide an overview on different aspects of digitalization and describe how academic laboratories successfully digitalized their working environment. The key aspect is the collaboration and communication between IT-experts and scientific staff. The developed digital infrastructure is only useful if it supports the laboratory worker and does not complicate their work. Thereby, laboratory researchers have to collaborate closely with IT-experts in order for a well-developed and maintainable digitalization concept that fits their individual needs and level of complexity. This review may serve as a starting point or a collection of ideas for the transformation toward a digitalized laboratory.
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- Tessa Habich
- Institute of Technical ChemistryLeibniz University HannoverHannoverGermany
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- Institute of Technical ChemistryLeibniz University HannoverHannoverGermany
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Oellermann M, Jolles JW, Ortiz D, Seabra R, Wenzel T, Wilson H, Tanner RL. Open Hardware in Science: The Benefits of Open Electronics. Integr Comp Biol 2022; 62:1061-1075. [PMID: 35595471 PMCID: PMC9617215 DOI: 10.1093/icb/icac043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 04/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Openly shared low-cost electronic hardware applications, known as open electronics, have sparked a new open-source movement, with much untapped potential to advance scientific research. Initially designed to appeal to electronic hobbyists, open electronics have formed a global “maker” community and are increasingly used in science and industry. In this perspective article, we review the current costs and benefits of open electronics for use in scientific research ranging from the experimental to the theoretical sciences. We discuss how user-made electronic applications can help (I) individual researchers, by increasing the customization, efficiency, and scalability of experiments, while improving data quantity and quality; (II) scientific institutions, by improving access to customizable high-end technologies, sustainability, visibility, and interdisciplinary collaboration potential; and (III) the scientific community, by improving transparency and reproducibility, helping decouple research capacity from funding, increasing innovation, and improving collaboration potential among researchers and the public. We further discuss how current barriers like poor awareness, knowledge access, and time investments can be resolved by increased documentation and collaboration, and provide guidelines for academics to enter this emerging field. We highlight that open electronics are a promising and powerful tool to help scientific research to become more innovative and reproducible and offer a key practical solution to improve democratic access to science.
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- Michael Oellermann
- Technical University of Munich, TUM School of Life Sciences, Aquatic Systems Biology Unit, Mühlenweg 22, D-85354 Freising, Germany.,University of Tasmania, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Fisheries and Aquaculture Centre, Private Bag 49, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia
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- Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications (CREAF), Campus UAB, Edifici C. 08193 Bellaterra Barcelona, Spain
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- INTA, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Estación Experimental Manfredi, Ruta 9 Km 636, 5988, Manfredi, Córdoba, Argentina
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- CIBIO-InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal
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- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Institute for Biological and Medical Engineering, Schools of Engineering (IIBM), Medicine and Biological Sciences, Santiago, Chile
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- Utah State University, College of Science, Biology Department, 5305 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT, 84321, USA
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- Chapman University, Environmental Science and Policy Program, 1 University Drive, Orange, CA 92866, USA
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Seidel S, Cruz-Bournazou MN, Groß S, Schollmeyer JK, Kurreck A, Krauss S, Neubauer P. A Comprehensive IT Infrastructure for an Enzymatic Product Development in a Digitalized Biotechnological Laboratory. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 182:61-82. [DOI: 10.1007/10_2022_207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Yasmin R, Mikhaylov K, Pouttu A. LoRaWAN for Smart Campus: Deployment and Long-Term Operation Analysis. SENSORS 2020; 20:s20236721. [PMID: 33255405 PMCID: PMC7727831 DOI: 10.3390/s20236721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The recent years have gradually increased the value of wireless connectivity, making it the de facto commodity for both human users and the machines. In this paper, we summarize our experiences of deploying and managing for over two years the extensive indoor sensor network composed of more than three hundred devices connected over LoRaWAN low power wide area network (LPWAN) technology. We start by detailing the background and methodology of our deployment and then present the results of analyzing the network's operation over a period of two years, focusing specifically on identifying the reasons after the packet losses. Our results reveal that despite the common assumptions, in a real-life network, the packets are lost not only during the on-air transmission but also within the backbone. Among the other interesting findings are the observed nonuniform distribution of the packet transmissions by the nodes in the networks, the seasonal effects on the packet delivery, and the observed effects of the interferences on network performance. The empirical results presented in the paper provide valuable insight into the performance of a real-life extensive LoRaWAN network deployed in an indoor environment and thus may be of interest both to the practitioners and academics.
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Khriji S, El Houssaini D, Barioul R, Rehman T, Kanoun O. Smart-Lab: Design and Implementation of an IoT-based Laboratory Platform. 2020 IEEE 6TH WORLD FORUM ON INTERNET OF THINGS (WF-IOT) 2020. [DOI: 10.1109/wf-iot48130.2020.9221143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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