Optical fiber gratings (OFGs), especially long-period gratings (LPGs) and etched or tilted
fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs), are playing an increasing role in the chemical and biochemical …

Thanks to the peculiarities of optical fiber and its ability to be combined with
nanotechnology, precise and accurate measurements of the changes in optical properties …

Abstract Lossy-mode resonance (LMR)–based optical sensing technology has emerged in
the last two decades as a nanotechnological platform with very interesting and promising …

A wide range of applications such as health, human comfort, agriculture, food processing
and storage, and electronic manufacturing, among others, require fast and accurate …

This review paper presents the achievements and present developments in lossy mode
resonances-based optical fiber sensors in different sensing field, such as physical, chemical …

During the last decades, both governments and companies have been committed to the
continuous checking of biological parameters, which can prevent extra costs to …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative illnesses
displaying the highest death rate in the elderly. However, the existing AD diagnostic system …

D-dimer is a useful diagnostic biomarker for deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism,
collectively referred to as venous thromboembolism (VTE). The ability to detect in real-time …

This work presents the development of high sensitive, selective, fast and reusable C-reactive
protein (CRP) aptasensors. This novel approach takes advantage of the utilization of high …

The simultaneous interrogation of both lossy mode (LMR) and surface plasmon (SPR)
resonances was herein exploited for the first time to devise a sensor in combination with soft …