Healthcare system is undergoing a significant transformation from a traditional hospital-
centered to an individual-centered one, as a result of escalating chronic diseases, ageing …

This article discusses recent advances in biocompatible and biodegradable polymer optical
fiber (POF) for medical applications. First, the POF material and its optical properties are …

Photonic sensors play a vital role in the modern world, revolutionizing various industries with
their efficiency and precision. These sensors utilize light particles (photons) to detect …

Wearable optical fiber sensors have great potential for development in medical monitoring.
With the increasing demand for compactness, comfort, accuracy, and other features in new …

In recent years, extensive investigations have been geared toward finding unobtrusive
solutions for monitoring cardiorespiratory activity as an alternative to traditional clinical …

Fiber Bragg grating FBG is a periodic refractive change induced inside the fiber's core due to
exposure to optical radiation. Being miniature, EMI (electromagnetic interference) resistant …

This study introduces fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors embedded in polydimethylsiloxane
(PDMS) silicone elastomer specifically engineered for recognizing intricate gestures like …

Seismocardiography (SCG) is the measure of local vibrations in the chest due to heartbeats.
Typically, SCG signals are measured using rigid integrated circuit (IC) accelerometers and …

Recently, the healthcare scenario recognized the advantages of embedding fiber Bragg
gratings (FBGs) into 3D-printed structures for biomedical purposes. Material extrusion is …

As an important part of the medical health monitoring field, heart rate (HR) monitoring has
become an important application field of sensing technology in recent years. Due to the …