Fiber bragg gratings for medical applications and future challenges: A review

DL Presti, C Massaroni, CSJ Leitao… - Ieee …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the last decades, fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) have become increasingly attractive to
medical applications due to their unique properties such as small size, biocompatibility …

Wearable optical fiber sensors for biomechanical measurement in medical rehabilitation: a review

N Peng, W Meng, Q Wei, Q Ai, Q Liu… - IEEE Sensors …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the increasing demand for rehabilitation of the elderly population and patients with limb
injuries, it is imperative to develop new wearable health monitoring system and assistive …

Optically instrumented insole for gait plantar and shear force monitoring

C Tavares, F Leite, MDF Domingues, T Paixao… - IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this work, a fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) based sensing insole, capable of simultaneously
measure plantar force (PF) and shear force (SF) is proposed. The insole has four measuring …

Low-latency task classification and scheduling in fog/cloud based critical e-health applications

A AlZailaa, HR Chi, A Radwan… - ICC 2021-IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
5G wireless networks have been designed to provide high reliability, ultra-low latency, and
support of massive amount of connected devices, in the scope of the Internet of Things (IoT) …

Quantifying efficacy of the fiber bragg grating sensors in medical applications: a survey

PB Prathap, K Saara - Journal of Optics, 2024 - Springer
Fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors play a decisive role in clinical decisions, where their
ability to show chemical inertness, small in size, and high sensitivity makes them superior to …

ML algorithms for the assessment of prescribed physical exercises

SG de Villa, AM Parra, AJ Martín… - 2021 IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Home-based physical therapies are specially effective if the prescribed exercises are
correctly executed. That is specially important for older adults who can easily forget the …

Reducing opioid related deaths for individuals who are at high risk of death from overdose: a co-production study with people housed within prison and hostel …

A Campbell, S Millen, L Guo, U Jordan… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background A record number of Opioid-related deaths occurred in Northern Ireland in 2021
and it is acknowledged that the Covid-19 pandemic compounded drugs related deaths …

eHealth solution for cancer patients rehabilitation enabled by optical fiber sensors

MF Domingues, M Silva, A Nepomuceno… - … 2020-2020 IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Breast cancer (BC) treatments are often aggressive for the patients, causing severe
impairments to their physical condition. Physical supervised exercise has proven to be …

QoS-aware small-cell-overlaid heterogeneous sensor network deployment for ehealth

HR Chi, MF Domingues, A Radwan - 2020 IEEE SENSORS, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
eHealth has brought hope to the healthcare system development, releasing the immense
pressure, imposed by population proliferation and ageing problems. Densification of …

Flexible Wearable Systems Based on Fiber Bragg Grating Technology for Monitoring Respiratory Parameters and Body Postures in Clinical and Occupational Settings

M Zaltieri - 2023 - iris.unicampus.it
The 21st century has been an era marked by profound technological innovation that has led
to the digitization of every aspect of our daily lives. Among the sectors that have been most …