The synergy of novel MIR‐fibers with FTIR‐spectroscopy opens a new horizon in applications of spectroscopy in 4 − 16 μm range in vivo medical diagnostics. The innovated bare core and core‐clad MIR‐fibers are produced by hot extrusion method from the crystals of silver halides solid solutions. These non‐toxic and non‐hygroscopic fibers are characterized by low optical losses: 0.1 − 0.5 dB/m nearby 10μm, and high flexibility: Rbending > 10–100 fiber diameters. Some prototypes of accessories for FTIR‐spectrometers, based on commercially available MIR‐fibers for several areas of promising applications are developed. Non‐invasive medical diagnostics in vivo: cancer detection and glucose content measurements in whole human blood is possible. The new family of evanescent fiber sensors is started for the direct in‐process applications. Fiberoptic Evanescent Wave FTIR Spectroscopy (FEWS) for cancer diagnosis in human organs is exemplified in this paper, and their great potentiality is demonstrated.
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