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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.

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.

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.

Government policy and healthcare management: proposal of a shared decision-making model (2015)
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Petrillo, A., Felice, F. D., Vanzanella, C., Crispino, F., Martin, J. L., Craven, M. P., …Pecchia, L. (2015). Government policy and healthcare management: proposal of a shared decision-making model. International Journal of Management and Decision Making, 14(3), https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMDM.2015.070757

As a consequence of the current economic crisis many changes have been introduced to health systems on national levels to reduce expenditure and to introduce more cost-effective methods. Then recent developments in medical technology have led to a sh... Read More about Government policy and healthcare management: proposal of a shared decision-making model.

Pulsed ultrasound modulated optical tomography utilizing the harmonic response of lock-in detection (2013)
Journal Article
Ruan, H., Mather, M., & Morgan, S. P. (2013). Pulsed ultrasound modulated optical tomography utilizing the harmonic response of lock-in detection. Applied Optics, 52(19), https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.52.004755

Ultrasound modulated optical tomography (USMOT) can image the optical properties of a scattering
medium at a spatial resolution approaching that of ultrasound (US). A lock-in parallel speckle detection
technique is proposed to detect pulsed US modu... Read More about Pulsed ultrasound modulated optical tomography utilizing the harmonic response of lock-in detection.

Pulsed ultrasound modulated optical tomography with harmonic lock-in holography detection (2013)
Journal Article
Ruan, H., Mather, M., & Morgan, S. P. (2013). Pulsed ultrasound modulated optical tomography with harmonic lock-in holography detection. Journal of the Optical Society of America A, 30(7), https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.30.001409

A method that uses digital heterodyne holography reconstruction to extract scattered light modulated by a singlecycle ultrasound (US) burst is demonstrated and analyzed. An US burst is used to shift the pulsed laser frequency by a series of discrete... Read More about Pulsed ultrasound modulated optical tomography with harmonic lock-in holography detection.

Engaging with economic evaluation methods: insights from small and medium enterprises in the UK medical devices industry after training workshops (2012)
Journal Article
Craven, M. P., Allsop, M. J., Morgan, S. P., & Martin, J. L. (2012). Engaging with economic evaluation methods: insights from small and medium enterprises in the UK medical devices industry after training workshops. Health Research Policy and Systems, 10(29), https://doi.org/10.1186/1478-4505-10-29

Background

With increased governmental interest in value assessment of technologies and where medical device manufacturers are finding it increasingly necessary to become more familiar with economic evaluation methods, the study sought to explore... Read More about Engaging with economic evaluation methods: insights from small and medium enterprises in the UK medical devices industry after training workshops.

A user-centred approach to requirements elicitation in medical device development: a case study from an industry perspective (2012)
Journal Article
Martin, J. L., Clarke, D. J., Crowe, J. A., Morgan, S. P., & Murphy, E. (2012). A user-centred approach to requirements elicitation in medical device development: a case study from an industry perspective. Applied Ergonomics, 43(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2011.05.002

The healthcare industry is dependent upon the provision of well designed medical devices. To achieve this it is recommended that user-centred design should begin early, and continue throughout device development. This is a challenge, particularly f... Read More about A user-centred approach to requirements elicitation in medical device development: a case study from an industry perspective.

Can health economics aid decision making in healthcare innovation in academia? (2012)
Journal Article
Lu, B., Martin, J. L., Craven, M. P., & Morgan, S. P. (2012). Can health economics aid decision making in healthcare innovation in academia?. International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialisation, 11(1/2), https://doi.org/10.1504/IJTTC.2012.043911

Health economics is extensively used by reimbursement agencies to make decisions on whether to adopt new medical technologies. It is also used by the healthcare industry as an aid to decision making during product development. This paper proposes tha... Read More about Can health economics aid decision making in healthcare innovation in academia?.

Deploying a spreadsheet tool for early economic value assessment of medical device innovations with healthcare decision makers (2009)
Journal Article
Craven, M. P., Morgan, S. P., Crowe, J. A., & Lu, B. (2009). Deploying a spreadsheet tool for early economic value assessment of medical device innovations with healthcare decision makers. International Journal of Healthcare Management, 2(3), https://doi.org/10.1179/175330309791011055

Early stage evaluation of medical device innovations is important for healthcare decision-makers as much as for manufacturers, meaning that a wider application of a basic cost-effectiveness analysis is becoming necessary outside the usual expert base... Read More about Deploying a spreadsheet tool for early economic value assessment of medical device innovations with healthcare decision makers.