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We present a full-polymer respiratory monitoring device suited for application in environments with strong magnetic fields (e.g., during an MRI measurement). The sensor is based on the well-known evanescent field method and consists of a 1 mm plastic optical fiber with a bent region where the cladding is removed and the fiber is coated with poly-dimethylacrylamide (PDMAA). The combination of materials allows for a mass-production of the device by spray-coating and enables integration in disposable medical devices like oxygen masks, which we demonstrate here. We also present results of the application of an autocorrelation-based algorithm for respiratory frequency determination that is relevant for real applications of the device.
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License of this version: | CC BY 4.0 Unported - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Publication type: | Article |
Publishing status: | publishedVersion |
Publication date: | 2017 |
Keywords english: | Evanescent wave sensor, Humidity sensor, Planar systems, Polymer optics, Waveguides, Biomedical equipment, Evanescent fields, Humidity sensors, Optical fibers, Patient monitoring, Plastic optical fibers, Autocorrelation-based algorithms, Dimethyl acrylamide, Evanescent wave sensors, Planar systems, Polymer optics, Respiratory frequency, Respiratory Monitoring, Strong magnetic fields, Plastic coatings |
DDC: | 530 | Physik |
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