Title :
Chitosan diaphragm-based fiber optic pressure sensor
Author :
Chen, L.H. ; Chan, C.C. ; Goh, S.K. ; Sun, J.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Bioeng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
A new diaphragm material is proposed for the miniature Fabry-Perot pressure sensor - Chitosan (polysaccharide). With this diaphragm material, the pressure sensor exhibits good sensitivity and biocompatability which increase sensor´s opportunity in biomedical applications.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot interferometers; biomedical equipment; diaphragms; fibre optic sensors; pressure sensors; Fabry-Perot interferometric sensor; biocompatability; biomedical sensor; chitosan diaphragm; fiber optic pressure sensor; miniature Fabry-Perot pressure sensor; Biological materials; Biomedical materials; Biosensors; Chemical and biological sensors; Chemical sensors; Fabrication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; Miniature fiber optic sensor; miniature sensor Fabry-Perot sensor;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292697
