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Fabrication and assessment of a bio-inspired synthetic tracheal tissue model for tracheal tube cuff leakage testing (2024)
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Agbiki, T., Arm, R., Hewson, D. W., Erdody, S., Norris, A. M., Correia, R., Korposh, S., Hayes-Gill, B. R., Shahidi, A., & 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.

Highly sensitive optical fibre Bragg grating contact pressure sensor embedded in a polymer layer: modelling and experimental validation (2024)
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Abeywardena, C., Zhang, Q., Korposh, S., Morgan, S., Bull, S., & Correia, R. (2024). Highly sensitive optical fibre Bragg grating contact pressure sensor embedded in a polymer layer: modelling and experimental validation. Results in Optics, 14, Article 100604. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rio.2024.100604

This paper discusses mathematical modelling and experimental validation of a highly sensitive optical fibre Bragg grating (FBG) contact pressure sensor developed for healthcare applications. Bare FBGs are not very sensitive to pressure (~ 3x10-3 nm/M... Read More about Highly sensitive optical fibre Bragg grating contact pressure sensor embedded in a polymer layer: modelling and experimental validation.

Long Period Grating Mach–Zehnder Interferometer Based Immunosensor with Temperature and Bulk Refractive Index Compensation (2022)
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Wu, P., Liu, L., Morgan, S. P., Correia, R., & Korposh, S. (2022). Long Period Grating Mach–Zehnder Interferometer Based Immunosensor with Temperature and Bulk Refractive Index Compensation. Biosensors, 12(12), Article 1099. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios12121099

A long period grating Mach–Zehnder interferometer (LPGMZI) that consists of two identical long period gratings (LPGs) in a single fibre was developed to measure immunoglobulin M (IgM). The measured spectrum has fringes due to the interference between... Read More about Long Period Grating Mach–Zehnder Interferometer Based Immunosensor with Temperature and Bulk Refractive Index Compensation.

U-shape functionalized optical fibre sensors for measurement of anaesthetic propofol (2022)
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Hernandez, F. U., Wang, T., Lee, S. W., Norris, A., Liu, L. L., Hayes-Gill, B. R., Morgan, S. P., & 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.

Fibre Bragg Grating Based Interface Pressure Sensor for Compression Therapy (2022)
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Bradbury, J. A., Zhang, Q., Hernandez Ledezma, F. U., Correia, R., Korposh, S., Hayes-Gill, B. R., Tamoué, F., Parnham, A., McMaster, S. A., & 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.

Intra-tracheal multiplexed sensing of contact pressure and perfusion (2021)
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Correia, R., Gadsby, B., Korposh, S., Norris, A. M., Hayes-Gill, B. R., Sinha, R., Hardman, J. G., Gardner, D. S., Talbot, S., Harvey, D., McGlashan, J., & 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.

Localised plasmonic hybridisation mode optical fibre sensing of relative humidity (2021)
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Liu, L. L., Korposh, S., Gomez, D., Correia, R., Hayes-Gill, B. R., & Morgan, S. P. (2022). Localised plasmonic hybridisation mode optical fibre sensing of relative humidity. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 353, Article 131157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2021.131157

This work reports an optical fibre probe functionalised with ‘cotton-shaped’ gold-silica nanostructures for relative humidity (RH) monitoring. The sensor response utilises the localised surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of self-assembled nanostructure... Read More about Localised plasmonic hybridisation mode optical fibre sensing of relative humidity.

A single-film fiber optical sensor for simultaneous measurement of carbon dioxide and relative humidity (2021)
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Liu, L. L., Morgan, S. P., Correia, R., & Korposh, S. (2022). A single-film fiber optical sensor for simultaneous measurement of carbon dioxide and relative humidity. Optics and Laser Technology, 147, Article 107696. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2021.107696

Colorimetric measurement is a versatile, low-cost method for bio-/chemical sensing and that has importance in biomedical applications. General carbon dioxide (CO2) sensors based on colorimetric change of a pH indicator report only one parameter at a... Read More about A single-film fiber optical sensor for simultaneous measurement of carbon dioxide and relative humidity.

Fabrication of Humidity-Resistant Optical Fiber Sensor for Ammonia Sensing Using Diazo Resin-Photocrosslinked Films with a Porphyrin-Polystyrene Binary Mixture (2021)
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Ahmed, S., Park, Y., Okuda, H., Ono, S., Korposh, S., & Lee, S.-W. (2021). Fabrication of Humidity-Resistant Optical Fiber Sensor for Ammonia Sensing Using Diazo Resin-Photocrosslinked Films with a Porphyrin-Polystyrene Binary Mixture. Sensors, 21(18), Article 6176. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21186176

Ammonia gas sensors were fabricated via layer-by-layer (LbL) deposition of diazo resin (DAR) and a binary mixture of tetrakis(4-sulfophenyl)porphine (TSPP) and poly(styrene sulfonate) (PSS) onto the core of a multimode U-bent optical fiber. The penet... Read More about Fabrication of Humidity-Resistant Optical Fiber Sensor for Ammonia Sensing Using Diazo Resin-Photocrosslinked Films with a Porphyrin-Polystyrene Binary Mixture.

Optical Fibre Sensor for Capillary Refill Time and Contact Pressure Measurements under the Foot (2021)
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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.