Pilot deep RNA sequencing of worker blood samples from Singapore printing industry for occupational risk assessment

• Main Authors: Guo, Nancy Lan, Bello, Dhimiter, Ye, Qing, Tagett, Rebecca, Chanetsa, Lucia, Singh, Dilpreet, Poh, Tuang Yeow, Setyawati, Magdiel Inggrid, Chotirmall, Sanjay Haresh, Ng, Kee Woei, Demokritou, Philip
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Nanotechnology; Engineered Nanomaterials; Toxicity; Toner-Based Printing Equipment; Disease Risks; Inhalation Exposure
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155050
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Several engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) are used in toner-based printing equipment (TPE) including laser printers and photocopiers to improve toner performance. High concentration of airborne nanoparticles due to TPE emissions has been documented in copy centers and chamber studies. Recent animal in...