Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors for Cardiorespiratory Monitoring: A Review

The Importance of Respiratory Rate Monitoring: From Healthcare to Sport and Exercise

“…When dealing with the choice of suitable sensors, the use of fiber optic sensors is encouraged, as their performance is not affected by changes in relative humidity [229]. However, despite recent advances in the field of respiratory monitoring with fiber optic sensors [28,229], further research and development are needed to use this technology during real-life working activities [28,229]. In an attempt to characterize the performances of smart textiles in challenging environments, Torreblanca González et al [228] have developed a methodology for testing the effect of environmental factors on specific components of a smart textile.…”

“…Likewise, technological development in the field of sensors and techniques for measuring f R is growing exponentially, and a series of measurement solutions are currently available [23][24][25][26]. The ever-increasing interest in technological solutions for respiratory monitoring is manifested by the number of recent reviews published on this topic [23][24][25][26][27][28]. These reviews describe the advanced state of the art of the development 2 of 46 of measurement systems for monitoring f R and other ventilatory variables [23][24][25][26][27][28].…”

“…The ever-increasing interest in technological solutions for respiratory monitoring is manifested by the number of recent reviews published on this topic [23][24][25][26][27][28]. These reviews describe the advanced state of the art of the development 2 of 46 of measurement systems for monitoring f R and other ventilatory variables [23][24][25][26][27][28]. Nevertheless, one of the main challenges commonly highlighted is the limited use of respiratory systems in everyday-life monitoring.…”

Micro-Fabricated RTD Based Sensor for Breathing Analysis and Monitoring

“…The FBG is one of the most common wavelength-selective fiber components and is utilized in fiber resonators operating at the so called Bragg Wavelength λ b . FBGs are an excellent tool to measure temperature variations, since the sensitivity to temperature is encoded directly in the λ b [28].…”

An fMRI Compatible Smart Device for Measuring Palmar Grasping Actions in Newborns

“…Dragon Skin™ materials (commercialized by Smooth On Inc., Macungie, PA, USA) are platinum care bicomponent silicone rubbers used in a variety of scenarios, including medical fields (e.g., in prosthetics as cushioning materials and in physiological monitoring for flexible sensor development [30,31]). They are highly compliant and highly flexible.…”