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Forehead monitoring of heart rate in neonatal intensive care (2023)
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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)
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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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.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)
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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)
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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)
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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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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.

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

Optical fibre Sensor for Simultaneous Temperature and Relative Humidity Measurement: Towards Absolute Humidity Evaluation (2021)
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Temperature and humidity are essential parameters in monitoring the health of patients in critical care. An optical fibre sensor has been developed for simultaneous measurement of relative humidity (RH) and temperature at a single optical fibre tip b... Read More about Optical fibre Sensor for Simultaneous Temperature and Relative Humidity Measurement: Towards Absolute Humidity Evaluation.

Monica Healthcare: From the research laboratory to commercial reality—A real‐life case study (2021)
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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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© 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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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)
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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)
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© 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.

Growth Spectrum Complexity Dictates Aromatic Intensity in Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) (2020)
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© Copyright © 2020 McAusland, Lim, Morris, Smith-Herman, Mohammed, Hayes-Gill, Crowe, Fisk and Murchie. Advancements in availability and specificity of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have facilitated trait modification of high-value edible herbs and ve... Read More about Growth Spectrum Complexity Dictates Aromatic Intensity in Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.).

Accurate neonatal heart rate monitoring using a new wireless, cap mounted device (2020)
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© 2020 The Authors. Acta Paediatrica published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Foundation Acta Paediatrica Aim: A device for newborn heart rate (HR) monitoring at birth that is compatible with delayed cord clamping and minimises hypothermia r... Read More about Accurate neonatal heart rate monitoring using a new wireless, cap mounted device.

Real-Time Humidity Measurement during Sports Activity using Optical Fibre Sensing (2020)
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An optical fibre sensor for monitoring relative humidity (RH) changes during exercise is demonstrated. The humidity sensor comprises a tip coating of poly (allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH)/silica nanoparticles (SiO2 NPs) deposited using the layer-by-l... Read More about Real-Time Humidity Measurement during Sports Activity using Optical Fibre Sensing.

Optical fibre sensor for simultaneous measurement of capillary refill time and contact pressure (2020)
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© 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.

Relative accuracy of computerized intrapartum fetal heart rate pattern recognition by ultrasound and abdominal electrocardiogram detection (2019)
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Development of a Clinical Interface for a Novel Newborn Resuscitation Device: Human Factors Approach to Understanding Cognitive User Requirements (2019)
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Background: A novel medical device has been developed to address an unmet need of standardizing 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.