title: Optical Fibre Pressure Sensors in Medical Applications.
abstract: This article is focused on reviewing the current state-of-the-art of optical fibre pressure sensors for medical applications. Optical fibres have inherent advantages due to their small size, immunity to electromagnetic interferences and their suitability for remote monitoring and multiplexing. The small dimensions of optical fibre-based pressure sensors, together with being lightweight and flexible, mean that they are minimally invasive for many medical applications and, thus, particularly suited to in vivo measurement. This means that the sensor can be placed directly inside a patient, e.g., for urodynamic and cardiovascular assessment. This paper presents an overview of the recent developments in optical fibre-based pressure measurements with particular reference to these application areas.
authors.affiliation: Optical Fibre Sensors Research Centre, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. Sven@Poeggel.eu.
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Poeggel
authors.affiliation: School of Engineering, Nazarbayev University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan. daniele.tosi@nu.edu.kz.
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tosi
authors.affiliation: Optical Fibre Sensors Research Centre, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. ddineshbabu@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: DineshBabu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Duraibabu
authors.affiliation: Optical Fibre Sensors Research Centre, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. Gabriel.leen@ul.ie.
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leen
authors.affiliation: Graduate Entry Medical School, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. Deirdre.McGrath@ul.ie.
authors.forename: Deirdre
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McGrath
authors.affiliation: Optical Fibre Sensors Research Centre, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. Elfed.Lewis@ul.ie.
authors.forename: Elfed
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques; D055100:Optical Fibers; D011312:Pressure
keywords: Fabry–Perot interferometer; optical fibre sensors; pressure sensors