title: Fiber-optic sensors for biomedical applications.
abstract: In this article the development of fiber-optic sensors for biomedical applications is reviewed. Light-carrying fibers are potentially useful in oximetry, dye dilution measurements, laser-Doppler velocimetry, and fluorometry; as physical sensors of temperature, pressure, and radiation; and as chemical sensors of pH, partial pressure of blood gases, and glucose. Emphasis is placed on the principles and ideas used in the various devices rather than on detailed descriptions or critical discussions.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D002302:Cardiac Output; D004396:Coloring Agents; D004301:Doppler Effect; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation; D005470:Fluorometry; D005947:Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D007834:Lasers; D008027:Light; D055100:Optical Fibers; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D010108:Oxyhemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D010313:Partial Pressure; D051381:Rats; D013821:Thermometers
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D006454:Hemoglobins; D010108:Oxyhemoglobins; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D005947:Glucose; D010100:Oxygen