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The role of optical fiber sensors in the new generation of healthcare devices: a review

Sensors & Diagnostics 2024 29 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Arnaldo Leal‐Junior, Jussara Soares da Silva, Leandro Macedo, Arthur Marchesi, Samilly Morau, Janine Valentino, Fabricya Valentim, Magno Barcelos Costa

Summary

This review covers optical fiber sensors being developed for wearable health monitoring devices, driven by advances in the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence. While not directly related to microplastics, these sensors represent emerging tools that could potentially be adapted for detecting environmental contaminants in real time.

This paper presents a review of optical sensor systems for wearable applications aiming at the new demands on healthcare motivated by the new paradigms in internet of things, photonics development and artificial intelligence.

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