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Optical-Fiber Medical Sensors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Francesco Baldini  and
Anna Grazia Mignani
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Abstract

Optical-fiber sensors can be placed on the skin or inside the human body for the direct measurement of biomedical parameters. This article presents an overview of the most recent applications of optical-fiber sensors for biomedical purposes and those currently under development.

Keywords

biomaterialsoptoelectronic materialsoptical-fiber sensorsoptical properties.
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Research Article
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MRS Bulletin , Volume 27 , Issue 5: Optical-Fiber Sensors , May 2002 , pp. 383 - 387
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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