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 …

Optical fibre pressure sensors in medical applications

S Poeggel, D Tosi, DB Duraibabu, G Leen, D McGrath… - Sensors, 2015 - mdpi.com
This article is focused on reviewing the current state-of-the-art of optical fibre pressure
sensors for medical applications. Optical fibres have inherent advantages due to their small …

From conventional sensors to fibre optic sensors for strain and force measurements in biomechanics applications: A review

P Roriz, L Carvalho, O Frazão, JL Santos… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
In vivo measurement, not only in animals but also in humans, is a demanding task and is the
ultimate goal in experimental biomechanics. For that purpose, measurements in vivo must …

Fiber grating sensors in medicine: Current and emerging applications

V Mishra, N Singh, U Tiwari, P Kapur - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2011 - Elsevier
Fiber grating sensors hold immense potential for biomedical applications due to their
inherent properties like small size, biocompatibility, non-toxicity, chemical inertness and …

Review of fiber-optic pressure sensors for biomedical and biomechanical applications

P Roriz, O Frazão, AB Lobo-Ribeiro… - … of biomedical optics, 2013 - spiedigitallibrary.org
As optical fibers revolutionize the way data is carried in telecommunications, the same is
happening in the world of sensing. Fiber-optic sensors (FOS) rely on the principle of …

Fiber optic sensors for sub-centimeter spatially resolved measurements: Review and biomedical applications

D Tosi, E Schena, C Molardi, S Korganbayev - Optical Fiber Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
One of the current frontier of optical fiber sensors, and a unique asset of this sensing
technology is the possibility to use a whole optical fiber, or optical fiber device, as a sensor …

Diaphragm-embedded optical fiber sensors: A review and tutorial

AG Leal-Junior, C Marques - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we thoroughly discuss many aspects of diaphragm-embedded optical fiber
sensors covering industrial, robotics and medical applications: from the modeling to field …

A fiber Bragg gratings pair embedded in a polyurethane diaphragm: Towards a temperature-insensitive pressure sensor

A Leal-Junior, A Frizera, C Marques - Optics & Laser Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
We report the development of a temperature-insensitive pressure sensor based on a pair of
fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) embedded in a polyurethane diaphragm. The pressure is …

Review of diverse optical fibers used in biomedical research and clinical practice

G Keiser, F Xiong, Y Cui… - Journal of biomedical …, 2014 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Optical fiber technology has significantly bolstered the growth of photonics applications in
basic life sciences research and in biomedical diagnosis, therapy, monitoring, and surgery …

[HTML][HTML] Advancements in optical fiber sensors for in vivo applications–a review of sensors tested on living organisms

K Bartnik, M Koba, M Śmietana - Measurement, 2024 - Elsevier
The biomedical industry is experiencing an increased demand for miniaturized sensors,
driven by advancements in surgery techniques and research. These sensors are crucial in …