title: Fiber-Optic Chemical Sensors and Fiber-Optic Bio-Sensors.
abstract: This review summarizes principles and current stage of development of fiber-optic chemical sensors (FOCS) and biosensors (FOBS). Fiber optic sensor (FOS) systems use the ability of optical fibers (OF) to guide the light in the spectral range from ultraviolet (UV) (180 nm) up to middle infrared (IR) (10 μm) and modulation of guided light by the parameters of the surrounding environment of the OF core. The introduction of OF in the sensor systems has brought advantages such as measurement in flammable and explosive environments, immunity to electrical noises, miniaturization, geometrical flexibility, measurement of small sample volumes, remote sensing in inaccessible sites or harsh environments and multi-sensing. The review comprises briefly the theory of OF elaborated for sensors, techniques of fabrications and analytical results reached with fiber-optic chemical and biological sensors.
authors.affiliation: Czech Technical University, Faculty of Biomedical Engeneering, Nám. Sítná 3105, 27201 Kladno, Czech Republic. pospim14@fbmi.cvut.cz.
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pospíšilová
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, ASCR, Rozvojová 135, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic. kuncova@icpf.cas.cz.
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kuncová
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Environment, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, KrálovaVýšina 3132/7, 40096 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic. josef.trogl@ujep.cz.
authors.forename: Josef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Trögl
mesh_terms: D001681:Biological Assay / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002623:Chemistry Techniques, Analytical / Q000295:instrumentation; D004867:Equipment Design; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D055100:Optical Fibers
keywords: chemical sensor; enzymatic sensor; fiber-optic sensor; immobilization of biologicals; tapered optical fiber; whole cell biosensor