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Exploring the Bias: How Skin Colour Influences Oxygen Saturation Readings via Monte Carlo Simulations (2024)
Journal Article
Swamy, S., Liu, C., Correia, R., Hayes-Gill, B., & Morgan, S. (2024). Exploring the Bias: How Skin Colour Influences Oxygen Saturation Readings via Monte Carlo Simulations. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 29(S3), Article S33308. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.29.S3.S33308

Significance: Understanding the root cause of reported oxygen saturation (SpO2) overestimation in heavily pigmented skin types to devise solutions toward enabling equity in pulse oximeter design.

Aim: To gain theoretical insights into the effect o... Read More about Exploring the Bias: How Skin Colour Influences Oxygen Saturation Readings via Monte Carlo Simulations.

Fabrication and assessment of a bio-inspired synthetic tracheal tissue model for tracheal tube cuff leakage testing (2024)
Journal Article
Agbiki, T., Arm, R., Hewson, D. W., Erdody, S., Norris, A. M., Correia, R., …Morgan, S. P. (2024). Fabrication and assessment of a bio-inspired synthetic tracheal tissue model for tracheal tube cuff leakage testing. BJA Open, 10, Article 100290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjao.2024.100290

Introduction
Leakage of orogastric secretions past the cuff of a tracheal tube is a contributory factor in ventilator-associated pneumonia. Current bench test methods specified in the International Standard for Anaesthetic and Respiratory Equipment... Read More about Fabrication and assessment of a bio-inspired synthetic tracheal tissue model for tracheal tube cuff leakage testing.

Pulse oximeter bench tests under different simulated skin tones (2024)
Journal Article
Swamy, S. K. N., He, C., Hayes‑Gill, B. R., Hayes-Gill, B. R., Clark, D. J., Green, S., & Morgan, S. P. (2024). Pulse oximeter bench tests under different simulated skin tones. Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11517-024-03091-2

Pulse oximeters’ (POs) varying performance based on skin tones has been highly publicised. Compared to arterial blood gas analysis, POs tend to overestimate oxygen saturation (SpO2) values for people with darker skin (occult hypoxemia). The objective... Read More about Pulse oximeter bench tests under different simulated skin tones.

Forehead monitoring of heart rate in neonatal intensive care (2023)
Journal Article
Stockwell, S. J., Kwok, T. C., Morgan, S. P., Sharkey, D., & Hayes-Gill, B. R. (2023). Forehead monitoring of heart rate in neonatal intensive care. Frontiers in Physiology, 14, Article 1127419. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1127419

Heart rate is an extremely important physiological parameter to measure in critically unwell infants, as it is the main physiological marker that changes in response to a change in infant condition. Heart rate is routinely measured peripherally on a... Read More about Forehead monitoring of heart rate in neonatal intensive care.

U-shape functionalized optical fibre sensors for measurement of anaesthetic propofol (2022)
Journal Article
Hernandez, F. U., Wang, T., Lee, S. W., Norris, A., Liu, L. L., Hayes-Gill, B. R., …Korposh, S. (2022). U-shape functionalized optical fibre sensors for measurement of anaesthetic propofol. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 372, Article 132653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2022.132653

Propofol is used widely for intravenous anaesthesia during surgery and sedation in critical care. There is no method currently to assay the concentration of propofol in plasma in real time. The ability to do so would significantly improve patient saf... Read More about U-shape functionalized optical fibre sensors for measurement of anaesthetic propofol.

Measurement of the cardiac time intervals of the fetal ECG utilising a computerised algorithm: A retrospective observational study (2022)
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Chivers, S., Vasavan, T., Nandi, M., Hayes-Gill, B., Jayawardane, I., Simpson, J., …Lucchini, M. (2022). Measurement of the cardiac time intervals of the fetal ECG utilising a computerised algorithm: A retrospective observational study. JRSM Cardiovascular Disease, 11, Article 204800402210962. https://doi.org/10.1177/20480040221096209

.Objective
Establish whether the reliable measurement of cardiac time intervals of the fetal ECG can be automated and to address whether this approach could be used to investigate large datasets.

Design
Retrospective observational study.

Sett... Read More about Measurement of the cardiac time intervals of the fetal ECG utilising a computerised algorithm: A retrospective observational study.

Fibre Bragg Grating Based Interface Pressure Sensor for Compression Therapy (2022)
Journal Article
Bradbury, J. A., Zhang, Q., Hernandez Ledezma, F. U., Correia, R., Korposh, S., Hayes-Gill, B. R., …Morgan, S. P. (2022). Fibre Bragg Grating Based Interface Pressure Sensor for Compression Therapy. Sensors, 22(5), Article 1798. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22051798

Compression therapy is widely used as the gold standard for management of chronic venous insufficiency and venous leg ulcers, and the amount of pressure applied during the compression therapy is crucial in supporting healing. A fibre optic pressure s... Read More about Fibre Bragg Grating Based Interface Pressure Sensor for Compression Therapy.

Feasibility of a Novel ECG Electrode Placement Method in Newborn Infants (2022)
Journal Article
Henry, C., Shipley, L., Morgan, S., Crowe, J. A., Carpenter, J., Hayes-Gill, B., & Sharkey, D. (2022). Feasibility of a Novel ECG Electrode Placement Method in Newborn Infants. Neonatology, 119(2), 264-267. https://doi.org/10.1159/000521530

Background: International newborn resuscitation guidelines recommend electrocardiogram (ECG) heart rate (HR) monitoring at birth. We evaluated the application time of pre-set ECG electrodes fixed to a polyethene patch allowing adhesive-free attachmen... Read More about Feasibility of a Novel ECG Electrode Placement Method in Newborn Infants.

Intra-tracheal multiplexed sensing of contact pressure and perfusion (2021)
Journal Article
Correia, R., Gadsby, B., Korposh, S., Norris, A. M., Hayes-Gill, B. R., Sinha, R., …Morgan, S. P. (2022). Intra-tracheal multiplexed sensing of contact pressure and perfusion. Biomedical Optics Express, 13(1), 48-64. https://doi.org/10.1364/BOE.442165

Incorrect endotracheal tube (ETT) cuff inflation pressure causes significant problems for intubated patients. The technical development and first in vivo use of a smart ETT for measurements at the cuff-trachea interface during mechanical ventilation... Read More about Intra-tracheal multiplexed sensing of contact pressure and perfusion.

Optical Fibre Sensor for Capillary Refill Time and Contact Pressure Measurements under the Foot (2021)
Journal Article
Ballaji, H. K., Correia, R., Liu, C., Korposh, S., Hayes-Gill, B. R., Musgrove, A., & Morgan, S. P. (2021). Optical Fibre Sensor for Capillary Refill Time and Contact Pressure Measurements under the Foot. Sensors, 21(18), Article 6072. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21186072

Capillary refill time (CRT) refers to the time taken for body tissue to regain its colour after an applied blanching pressure is released. Usually, pressure is manually applied and not measured. Upon release of pressure, simple mental counting is typ... Read More about Optical Fibre Sensor for Capillary Refill Time and Contact Pressure Measurements under the Foot.

Monica Healthcare: From the research laboratory to commercial reality—A real‐life case study (2021)
Journal Article
Hayes‐Gill, B. R. (2021). Monica Healthcare: From the research laboratory to commercial reality—A real‐life case study. Health Technology Letters, 8(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1049/htl2.12004

The desire of many engineers is to see their work end up as a final product offering a real benefit to society—for a lecturer/professor at a university, this is a dream often out of reach of the majority. However, the university academic is a changed... Read More about Monica Healthcare: From the research laboratory to commercial reality—A real‐life case study.

Development and validation of a novel fibre-optic respiratory rate sensor (FiRRS) integrated in oxygen delivery devices (2021)
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Sinha, R., Hernandez, F., He, C., Korposh, S., Correia, R. N. G., Norris, A., …Morgan, S. P. (2021). Development and validation of a novel fibre-optic respiratory rate sensor (FiRRS) integrated in oxygen delivery devices. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 54(12), Article 124002. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/abd061

© 2021 The Author(s). Respiratory rate (RR) monitoring provides crucial information on the overall health condition of patients and a reliable, low cost RR monitor for normal hospital inpatient or home use would be of significant benefit. The propose... Read More about Development and validation of a novel fibre-optic respiratory rate sensor (FiRRS) integrated in oxygen delivery devices.

Fetal cardiac dysfunction in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy is associated with elevated serum bile acid concentrations (2020)
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Vasavan, T., Deepak, S., Jayawardane, I. A., Lucchini, M., Martin, C., Geenes, V., …Williamson, C. (2021). Fetal cardiac dysfunction in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy is associated with elevated serum bile acid concentrations. Journal of Hepatology, 74(5), 1087-1096. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2020.11.038

Background & Aims: Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is associated with an increased risk of stillbirth. This study aimed to assess the relationship between bile acid concentrations and fetal cardiac dysfunction in patients with ICP who wer... Read More about Fetal cardiac dysfunction in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy is associated with elevated serum bile acid concentrations.

A Textile Sleeve for Monitoring Oxygen Saturation Using Multichannel Optical Fibre Photoplethysmography (2020)
Journal Article
Ballaji, H. K., Correia, R., Korposh, S., Hayes-Gill, B. R., Hernandez, F. U., Salisbury, B., & Morgan, S. P. (2020). A Textile Sleeve for Monitoring Oxygen Saturation Using Multichannel Optical Fibre Photoplethysmography. Sensors, 20(22), Article 6568. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20226568

Textile-based systems are an attractive prospect for wearable technology as they can provide monitoring of key physiological parameters in a comfortable and unobtrusive form. A novel system based on multichannel optical fibre sensor probes integrated... Read More about A Textile Sleeve for Monitoring Oxygen Saturation Using Multichannel Optical Fibre Photoplethysmography.

A U-Shape Fibre-Optic pH Sensor Based on Hydrogen Bonding of Ethyl Cellulose with a Sol-Gel Matrix (2020)
Journal Article
Tang, Z., Gomez, D., He, C., Korposh, S., Morgan, S. P., Correia, R., …Liu, L. (2021). A U-Shape Fibre-Optic pH Sensor Based on Hydrogen Bonding of Ethyl Cellulose with a Sol-Gel Matrix. Journal of Lightwave Technology, 39(5), 1557-1564. https://doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2020.3034563

© 1983-2012 IEEE. Development of a biocompatible pH sensor is of importance in biomedical applications, particularly for in vivo measurement, providing necessary information for clinical diagnosis and treatment such as chronic wounds and foetal acido... Read More about A U-Shape Fibre-Optic pH Sensor Based on Hydrogen Bonding of Ethyl Cellulose with a Sol-Gel Matrix.

Optical fibre sensor for simultaneous measurement of capillary refill time and contact pressure (2020)
Journal Article
Liu, C., Correia, R., Ballaji, H., Korposh, S., Hayes‐gill, B., & Morgan, S. (2020). Optical fibre sensor for simultaneous measurement of capillary refill time and contact pressure. Sensors, 20(5), Article 1388. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20051388

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. The widely applied capillary refill time (CRT) measurement is currently performed by manually applying pressure and using a stopwatch to record the time taken for the skin to recover its norma... Read More about Optical fibre sensor for simultaneous measurement of capillary refill time and contact pressure.

Development of a Clinical Interface for a Novel Newborn Resuscitation Device: Human Factors Approach to Understanding Cognitive User Requirements (2019)
Journal Article
Hayes-Gill, B., & Pickup, L. (2019). Development of a Clinical Interface for a Novel Newborn Resuscitation Device: Human Factors Approach to Understanding Cognitive User Requirements. JMIR Human Factors, 6(2), Article e12055. https://doi.org/10.2196/12055

Background
A novel medical device has been developed to address an unmet need in standardising and facilitating heart rate recording during neonatal resuscitation. In a time critical emergency resuscitation, where failure can mean death of an infant... Read More about Development of a Clinical Interface for a Novel Newborn Resuscitation Device: Human Factors Approach to Understanding Cognitive User Requirements.

Polymeric optical fibre sensor coated by SiO2 nanoparticles for humidity sensing in the skin microenvironment (2017)
Journal Article
Gomez, D., Morgan, S. P., Hayes-Gill, B. R., Correia, R., & Korposh, S. (2018). Polymeric optical fibre sensor coated by SiO2 nanoparticles for humidity sensing in the skin microenvironment. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 254, 887-895. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2017.07.191

The sensitivity of a low-cost polymeric optical fibre humidity sensor based on transmittance changes due to evanescent wave absorption is reported using test measurements in an environmental chamber and of the skin. The layer-by-layer method was used... Read More about Polymeric optical fibre sensor coated by SiO2 nanoparticles for humidity sensing in the skin microenvironment.

Circadian changes and sex-related differences in fetal heart rate parameters (2016)
Journal Article
Kapaya, H., Broughton Pipkin, F., Hayes-Gill, B., & Loughna, P. V. (2016). Circadian changes and sex-related differences in fetal heart rate parameters. Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology, 2(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40748-016-0037-6

BACKGROUND: Previous researchers have studied circadian changes in the fetal heart rate (FHR) on small sample sizes and in a strictly controlled environment. This study was undertaken to investigate these changes during the late second and third trim... Read More about Circadian changes and sex-related differences in fetal heart rate parameters.

Comparison of laser Doppler and laser speckle contrast imaging using a concurrent processing system (2016)
Journal Article
Sun, S., Hayes-Gill, B. R., He, D., Zhu, Y., Huynh, N. T., & Morgan, S. P. (2016). Comparison of laser Doppler and laser speckle contrast imaging using a concurrent processing system. Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 83, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlaseng.2016.02.021

Full field laser Doppler imaging (LDI) and single exposure laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI) are directly compared using a novel instrument which can concurrently image blood flow using both LDI and LSCI signal processing. Incorporating a commerc... Read More about Comparison of laser Doppler and laser speckle contrast imaging using a concurrent processing system.

Characterization and use of a fiber optic sensor based on PAH/SiO2 film for humidity sensing in ventilator care equipment (2016)
Journal Article
Hernandez, F. U., Morgan, S. P., Hayes-Gill, B. R., Harvey, D., Kinnear, W., Norris, A., …Korposh, S. (2016). Characterization and use of a fiber optic sensor based on PAH/SiO2 film for humidity sensing in ventilator care equipment. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 63(9), 1985-1992. https://doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2016.2521662

Objective: To develop a compact probe that can be used to monitor humidity in ventilator care equipment. A mesoporous film of alternate layers of Poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH) and silica (SiO2) nanoparticles (bilayers), deposited onto an optic... Read More about Characterization and use of a fiber optic sensor based on PAH/SiO2 film for humidity sensing in ventilator care equipment.

An automated quasi-continuous capillary refill timing device (2015)
Journal Article
Blaxter, L., Morris, D. E., Crowe, J. A., Henry, C., Hill, S. J., Sharkey, D., …Hayes-Gill, B. R. (in press). An automated quasi-continuous capillary refill timing device. Physiological Measurement, 37(1), https://doi.org/10.1088/0967-3334/37/1/83

Capillary refill time (CRT) is a simple means of cardiovascular assessment which is widely used in clinical care. Currently, CRT is measured through manual assessment of the time taken for skin tone to return to normal colour following blanching of t... Read More about An automated quasi-continuous capillary refill timing device.

Multi-exposure laser speckle contrast imaging using a high frame rate CMOS sensor with a field programmable gate array (2015)
Journal Article
Sun, S., Hayes-Gill, B. R., He, D., Zhu, Y., & Morgan, S. P. (2015). Multi-exposure laser speckle contrast imaging using a high frame rate CMOS sensor with a field programmable gate array. Optics Letters, 40(20), https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.40.004587

A system has been developed in which multi-exposure Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging (LSCI) is implemented using a high frame rate CMOS imaging sensor chip. Processing is performed using a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). The system allows differe... Read More about Multi-exposure laser speckle contrast imaging using a high frame rate CMOS sensor with a field programmable gate array.

Performance of a condensed electrode patch compared to a diffuse electrode array for transabdominal fetal heart rate and uterine contraction monitoring: a preliminary report (2015)
Journal Article
Hayes-Gill, B. (2015). Performance of a condensed electrode patch compared to a diffuse electrode array for transabdominal fetal heart rate and uterine contraction monitoring: a preliminary report. American Journal of Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2(3), 89-95

Objective: Intrapartum monitoring of the fetal heart rate (FHR), maternal heart rate (MHR) and uterine activity (UA) can be done noninvasively via adhesive electrodes on the parturient’s abdominal surface. This approach, requiring multiple electrodes... Read More about Performance of a condensed electrode patch compared to a diffuse electrode array for transabdominal fetal heart rate and uterine contraction monitoring: a preliminary report.

Forehead reflectance photoplethysmography to monitor heart rate: preliminary results from neonatal patients (2014)
Journal Article
Grubb, M., Carpenter, J., Crowe, J. A., Teoh, J., Marlow, N., Ward, C., Mann, C., Sharkey, D., & Hayes-Gill, B. R. (2014). Forehead reflectance photoplethysmography to monitor heart rate: preliminary results from neonatal patients. Physiological Measurement, 35(5), https://doi.org/10.1088/0967-3334/35/5/881

Around 5%–10% of newborn babies require some form of resuscitation at birth and heart rate (HR) is the best guide of efficacy. We report the development and first trial of a device that continuously monitors neonatal HR, with a view to deployment in... Read More about Forehead reflectance photoplethysmography to monitor heart rate: preliminary results from neonatal patients.

Marked variation in newborn resuscitation practice: a national survey in the UK (2012)
Journal Article
Mann, C., Ward, C., Grubb, M., Hayes-Gill, B., Crowe, J., Marlow, N., & Sharkey, D. (2012). Marked variation in newborn resuscitation practice: a national survey in the UK. Resuscitation, 83(5), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resuscitation.2012.01.002

Abstract
Background
Although international newborn resuscitation guidance has been in force for some time, there are no UK data on current newborn resuscitation practices.

Objective
Establish delivery room (DR) resuscitation practices in the UK... Read More about Marked variation in newborn resuscitation practice: a national survey in the UK.

CMOS sensors for imaging blood flow (2010)
Journal Article
Morgan, S., Hayes-Gill, B., & Crowe, J. (2010). CMOS sensors for imaging blood flow. Optics and Photonics News, 21(1), 32-37. https://doi.org/10.1364/OPN.21.1.000032

Smart CMOS sensors can extract parameters of interest from incoming signals at the sensor and therefore overcome the data bottleneck between sensor and processor. This enables full-field laser Doppler blood flow imaging to be obtained at a frame rate... Read More about CMOS sensors for imaging blood flow.

The design and characterisation of an optical VLSI processor for real time centroid detection (2002)
Journal Article
Pui, B. H., Hayes-Gill, B., Clark, M., Somekh, M., See, C., Piéri, J. F., …Ng, A. (2002). The design and characterisation of an optical VLSI processor for real time centroid detection. Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, 32(1), 67-75. https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1016075825331

The integration of photo-detectors onto a standard CMOS integrated circuit is presented. This device provides the optical front end for a real time centroid detection system to be used as part of a larger system for implementing a Shack-Hartmann wave... Read More about The design and characterisation of an optical VLSI processor for real time centroid detection.

The Design of a Real Time VLSI Optical Centroid Processor (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pui, B. H., Hayes-Gill, B., Clark, M., Somekh, M., See, C., Morgan, S., & Ng, A. (2002). The Design of a Real Time VLSI Optical Centroid Processor. In IEEE Sensors 2002 : first IEEE International Conference on Sensors. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENS.2002.1036977

A real time VLSI optical centroid processor has been developed as part of a larger Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor system for applications in adaptive optics. The implementation of the optical centroid detection system was demonstrated successfully u... Read More about The Design of a Real Time VLSI Optical Centroid Processor.

The design and characterisation of an optical VLSI processor for real time centroid detection (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Boon Hean Pui, Hayes-Gill, B., Clark, M., Somekh, M., See, C., Piéri, J. F., Morgan, S., & Ng, A. (2001, April). The design and characterisation of an optical VLSI processor for real time centroid detection. Presented at Design, Test, Integration, and Packaging of MEMS/MOEMS 2001, 2001, Cannes-Mandelieu, France

The integration of photo-detectors onto a standard CMOS integrated circuit is presented. This device provides the optical front end for a real time centroid detection system to be used as part of a larger system for implementing a Shack-Hartmann wave... Read More about The design and characterisation of an optical VLSI processor for real time centroid detection.

Consideration of multiplexing in neural network hardware (1994)
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Craven, M., Curtis, K., & Hayes-Gill, B. (1994). Consideration of multiplexing in neural network hardware. IEE Proceedings Circuits Devices and Systems, 141(3), 237-240. https://doi.org/10.1049/ip-cds%3A19941103

This paper presents the results of research into a scheme for overcoming the communications 'bottleneck' within hardware neural networks, utilising frequency division multiplexing of amplitude modulated neural signals. The introduction explains the p... Read More about Consideration of multiplexing in neural network hardware.

Two quadrant analogue squarer circuit based on MOS square-law characteristic (1991)
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Craven, M., & Hayes-Gill, B. (1991). Two quadrant analogue squarer circuit based on MOS square-law characteristic. Electronics Letters, 27(25), 2307–2308. https://doi.org/10.1049/el%3A19911429

A novel analogue CMOS circuit is presented which performs the arithmetical squaring of a voltage, using the square-law characteristic of the MOS transistor in saturation. The core circuit is constructed from four identical building blocks, which are... Read More about Two quadrant analogue squarer circuit based on MOS square-law characteristic.

Frequency division multiplexing in analogue neural network (1991)
Journal Article
Hayes-Gill, B., & Craven, M. (1991). Frequency division multiplexing in analogue neural network. Electronics Letters, 27(11), 918-920. https://doi.org/10.1049/el%3A19910575

Frequency division multiplexing has been studied as a means of communication between neural layers in an analogue multilayered perceptron neural network architecture, trained using the back-propagation learning algorithm. Simulation results on networ... Read More about Frequency division multiplexing in analogue neural network.

A hybrid neural network/rule-based technique for on-line gesture and hand-written character recognition
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Craven, M. P., Curtis, K. M., Hayes-Gill, B. H., & Thursfield, C. A hybrid neural network/rule-based technique for on-line gesture and hand-written character recognition.

A technique is presented which combines rule-based and neural network pattern recognition methods in an integrated system in order to perform learning and recognition of hand-written characters and gestures in realtime.

The GesRec system is introd... Read More about A hybrid neural network/rule-based technique for on-line gesture and hand-written character recognition.