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Recent Advances in Biomedical Photonic Sensors: A Focus on Optical-Fibre-Based Sensing

Journal

SENSORS
Volume 21, Issue 19, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/s21196469

Keywords

biomedical; photonic sensor; optical-fibre sensor; optical probes; catheter; needle; endoscope

Funding

  1. Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion
  2. Agencia Estatal de Investigacion [PID2019-107270RB-C21/AEI/10.13039/501100011033]
  3. TeDFeS Project [RTC-20176321-1]
  4. European FEDER funds
  5. Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades of Spain under Juan de la Cierva-Formacion
  6. Juan de la Cierva-Incorporacion
  7. Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte of Spain [FPU2018/02797]

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This invited review provides an overview of recent advances in biomedical photonic sensors in the past five years, focusing on optical-fibre technology, diverse optical fibres, sensing techniques, and configurations applied in various medical fields. The review highlights technical innovations and advancements with increased implementations of optical-fibre sensors, multiparameter sensors, and control systems in real applications. Outstanding optical-fibre sensor performances for physical and biochemical parameters are covered, including diverse sensing strategies and fibre-optical probes integrated into medical instruments such as catheters, needles, or endoscopes.
In this invited review, we provide an overview of the recent advances in biomedical photonic sensors within the last five years. This review is focused on works using optical-fibre technology, employing diverse optical fibres, sensing techniques, and configurations applied in several medical fields. We identified technical innovations and advancements with increased implementations of optical-fibre sensors, multiparameter sensors, and control systems in real applications. Examples of outstanding optical-fibre sensor performances for physical and biochemical parameters are covered, including diverse sensing strategies and fibre-optical probes for integration into medical instruments such as catheters, needles, or endoscopes.

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