Characterization and use of a fiber optic sensor based on PAH/SiO2 film for humidity sensing in ventilator care equipment

Hernandez, Francisco U.; Morgan, Stephen P.; Hayes-Gill, Barrie R.; Harvey, Daniel; Kinnear, William; Norris, Andrew; Evans, David; Hardman, J.G.; Korposh, Sergiy

doi:10.1109/TBME.2016.2521662

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Circadian changes and sex-related differences in fetal heart rate parameters (2016)
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Highly sensitive contact pressure measurements using FBG patch in endotracheal tube cuff (2016)
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A method for measuring the contact pressure between an endotracheal tube cuff and the trachea was designed and developed by using a fibre Bragg grating (FBG) based optical fibre sensor. The FBG sensor is encased in an epoxy based UV-cured cuboid patc... Read More about Highly sensitive contact pressure measurements using FBG patch in endotracheal tube cuff.

Simultaneous temperature and humidity measurements in a mechanical ventilator using an optical fibre sensor (2016)
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An optical fibre sensor for simultaneous temperature and humidity measurements consisting of one fibre Bragg grating (FBG) to measure temperature and a mesoporous film of bilayers of Poly(allylamine hydrochloride)(PAH) and silica (SiO2) nanoparticles... Read More about Simultaneous temperature and humidity measurements in a mechanical ventilator using an optical fibre sensor.

Motion limitations of non-contact photoplethysmography due to the optical and topological properties of skin (2016)
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Non-contact photoplethysmography (PPG) provides multiple benefits over in-contact methods, but is not as tolerant to motion due to the lack of mechanical coupling between the subject and sensor. One limitation of non-contact photoplethysmography is... Read More about Motion limitations of non-contact photoplethysmography due to the optical and topological properties of skin.

Comparison of laser Doppler and laser speckle contrast imaging using a concurrent processing system (2016)
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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)
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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.