AIMC Topic: Optical Fibers

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Photocatalytic microrobots for treating bacterial infections deep within sinuses.

Science robotics
Microrobotic techniques are promising for treating biofilm infections located deep within the human body. However, the presence of highly viscous pus presents a formidable biological barrier, severely restricting targeted and minimally invasive treat...

Length Estimation of Pneumatic Artificial Muscle with Optical Fiber Sensor Using Machine Learning.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
A McKibben artificial muscle is a soft actuator driven by air pressure, characterized by its flexibility, lightweight design, and high power-to-weight ratio. We have developed a smart artificial muscle that is capable of sensing its motion. To enable...

Development of a Wearable Sleeve-Based System Combining Polymer Optical Fiber Sensors and an LSTM Network for Estimating Knee Kinematics.

IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
This study presents a novel wearable solution integrating Polymer Optical Fiber (POF) sensors into a knee sleeve to monitor knee flexion/extension (F/E) patterns during walking. POF sensors offer advantages such as flexibility, light weight, and robu...

Sub-millimeter fiberscopic robot with integrated maneuvering, imaging, and biomedical operation abilities.

Nature communications
Small-scale continuum robots hold promise for interventional diagnosis and treatment, yet existing models struggle to achieve small size, precise steering, and visualized functional treatment simultaneously, termed an "impossible trinity". This study...

Spatially Resolved Fibre-Optic Probe for Cervical Precancer Detection Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy and PCA-ANN-Based Classification Algorithm: An In Vitro Study.

Journal of biophotonics
Cervical cancer can be detected at an early stage through the changes occurring in biochemical and morphological properties of epithelium layer. Fluorescence spectroscopy has the ability to identify these subtle changes non-invasively and in real tim...

Raman fiber-optic probe for rapid diagnosis of gastric and esophageal tumors with machine learning analysis or similarity assessments: a comparative study.

Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry
Gastric and esophageal cancers, the predominant forms of upper gastrointestinal malignancies, contribute significantly to global cancer mortality. Routine detection methods, including medical imaging, endoscopic examination, and pathological biopsy, ...

C-reactive protein (CRP) evaluation in human urine using optical sensor supported by machine learning.

Scientific reports
The rapid and sensitive indicator of inflammation in the human body is C-Reactive Protein (CRP). Determination of CRP level is important in medical diagnostics because, depending on that factor, it may indicate, e.g., the occurrence of inflammation o...

DEMA: A Deep Learning-Enabled Model for Non-Invasive Human Vital Signs Monitoring Based on Optical Fiber Sensing.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Optical fiber sensors are extensively employed for their unique merits, such as small size, being lightweight, and having strong robustness to electronic interference. The above-mentioned sensors apply to more applications, especially the detection a...

Deep-learning-based image super-resolution of an end-expandable optical fiber probe for application in esophageal cancer diagnostics.

Journal of biomedical optics
SIGNIFICANCE: Endoscopic screening for esophageal cancer (EC) may enable early cancer diagnosis and treatment. While optical microendoscopic technology has shown promise in improving specificity, the limited field of view () significantly reduces the...

A deep learning method for multi-task intelligent detection of oral cancer based on optical fiber Raman spectroscopy.

Analytical methods : advancing methods and applications
In the fight against oral cancer, innovative methods like Raman spectroscopy and deep learning have become powerful tools, particularly in integral tasks encompassing tumor staging, lymph node staging, and histological grading. These aspects are esse...