An optical fibre dynamic instrumented palpation sensor for the characterisation of biological tissue
- Submitting institution
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Heriot-Watt University
(joint submission with University of Edinburgh)
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 10736189
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.sna.2015.01.036
- Title of journal
- Sensors and Actuators A: Physical
- Article number
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- First page
- 53
- Volume
- 225
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0924-4247
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- April
- Year of publication
- 2015
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Request cross-referral to
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- Yes
- Number of additional authors
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6
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- Demonstrated a prototype fibre optic instrumented palpation device for ultra-miniaturization. Feasibility of the device was shown on a model simulating early-stage prostate cancer. Dynamic techniques were adopted to address Inadequacies in the current diagnostic tools for prostate cancer diagnosis.
It formed part of the case for the £1.3M Platform Grant “Multi-modal Manufacturing of Medical Devices” EP/P027415/1 (https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FP027415%2F1). The development of adjunct devices for medical robots involving clinicians in robotic surgery is already underway. [Contact: Western General Hospital, Edinburgh]
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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