Future sensing applications will include high-performance features, such as toxin detection,
real-time monitoring of physiological events, advanced diagnostics, and connected …

Robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery (RMIS) made it possible to perform a number of
medical manipulations with reduced patient trauma and better accuracy. Various devices …

(57) ABSTRACT A multi-force sensing instrument includes a tool that has a tool shaft having
a distal end and a proximal end, a strain sensor arranged at a first position along the tool …

Cardiac diseases are recognized as the leading cause of mortality, hospitalization, and
medical prescription globally. The gold standard for the treatment of coronary artery stenosis …

Abstract Polymer or Plastic Optical Fiber sensors (POFs) and Fiber Bragg Grating sensors
(FBGs) have gained increasing popularity in biomedical engineering (BME) applications …

Soft robotics-based teleoperated robotic catheter systems hold great promise for improving
the safety and efficacy of vascular interventional surgery (VIS). Despite advances, current …

This article introduces a soft and stretchable sensor composed of silicone rubber integrating
a conductive liquid-filled channel with a biocompatible sodium chloride (NaCl) solution and …

Force sensors provide critical information about robot manipulators, manufacturing
processes, and haptic interfaces. Commercial force sensors, however, are generally not …

Fiber optic sensors (FOSs) are progressively reaching a stage of maturity as a sensing
technology in biomedical applications. Fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) and Fabry–Perot …

During the last decades, tactile sensors based on different sensing principles have been
developed due to the growing interest in robotics and, mainly, in medical applications …