Table 2.
Descriptive data on the particular blockchain application presented in each of the papers included in the scoping review; the table presents the type of biomedical data considered in each application, the reason for using blockchain and the blockchain technology framework (in any) considered for the implementation.
| Author | Data | Reason for using blockchain | Technology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Omar A. [20] | Medical records | Data integrity | N/A |
| Angeletti F. [21] | Sensor data | Data integrity, access control | Ethereum |
| Archa [22] | Transaction records | Logging, data provenance | TenderMint |
| Azaria A. [23] | Medical records | LOGGING, access control | Ethereum |
| Benchoufi M. [24] | Consent forms | Non-repudiation, logging, data versioning | Bitcoin |
| Bocek T. [25] | Ambient temperature | Logging | Ethereum |
| Brogan J. [26] | Sensor data | Access control, data integrity | IOTA |
| Castaldo L. [27] | Medical records | Logging | MultiChain |
| Cichosz S. [28] | Personal records, sensor data, medical records | Access control | NEM |
| Cunningham J. [29] | Medical records | Access control | Ethereum |
| Dagher G. [30] | Medical records | Access control, data integrity | Ethereum |
| Dey T. [31] | Sensor data | Data integrity | N/A |
| Dubovitskaya A. [32] | Medical records | Access control | Hyperledger Fabric |
| Dubovitskaya A. [33] | Medical records | Access control | Hyperledger Fabric |
| Fan K. [34] | Medical records | Access control | N/A |
| Griggs K. [35] | Sensor data | Logging, data integrity | Ethereum |
| Hussein A. [36] | Medical records | Access control | N/A |
| Ichikawa D. [37] | Personal records, sensor data | Data integrity | Hyperledger Fabric |
| Ji Y. [38] | Location | Data integrity | N/A |
| Jiang S. [39] | Medical records, | Access control, non-repudiation, | Custom |
| Personal records | Data integrity | ||
| Juneja A. [40] | Sensor data | Access control | Hyperledger Fabric |
| Kaur H. [41] | Medical records | Logging | N/A |
| Kleinaki A. [42] | Database queries | Non-repudiation, data integrity, data versioning | Ethereum |
| Li H. [43] | Medical records | Data integrity | Ethereum |
| Liang X. [44] | Sensor data | Data integrity, access control, logging | Hyperledger Fabric |
| Liang X. [45] | Personal records, sensor data | Access control, data integrity | N/A |
| Liu W. [46] | Medical records | Data integrity, logging | N/A |
| Mangesius P. [47] | Medical records | Access control | N/A |
| Mense A. [48] | Personal records | Access control | Ethereum |
| Mytis-Gkometh P. [49] | Database queries | Non-repudiation, data integrity | Ethereum |
| Nugent T. [50] | Clinical trial records, medical records | Data integrity, logging | Ethereum |
| Patel V. [51] | Medical records | Access control, logging | N/A |
| Roehrs A. [52] | Personal records | Logging, access control | N/A |
| Saravanan M. [53] | Sensor data | Access control | Ethereum |
| Staffa M. [54] | Medical records | Logging | N/A |
| Tseng J. [55] | Transaction records | Logging, data provenance | Gcoin |
| Tyndall T. [56] | Medical records | Data provenance | N/A |
| Uddin M. [57] | Sensor data | Access control, data integrity | Custom |
| Wang H. [58] | Medical records | Data integrity, logging | N/A |
| Wang S. [59] | Medical records | Data integrity, access control | N/A |
| Xia Q. [60] | Medical records | Access control, logging | N/A |
| Yue X. [61] | Medical records | Access control | N/A |
| Zhang A. [62] | Medical records | Access control | JUICE |
| Zhang J. [63] | Sensor data | Access control | N/A |
| Zhang P. [64] | Medical records | Access control, data integrity | Ethereum |
| Zhang X. [65] | Medical records | Access control | N/A |
| Zhou L. [66] | Financial data, transaction records | Data integrity, logging | Ethereum |