A minimally invasive in-fiber Bragg grating sensor for intervertebral disc pressure measurements

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Dennison, Christopher R ^a   Wild, Peter M ^a   Wilson, David R ^b   Cripton, Peter A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Back pain; Biomechanics; Fiber Bragg; Intervertebral disc; Pressure; Sensor

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BRAGG GRATINGS; ELECTRIC SENSING DEVICES; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBERS; PRESSURE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE SENSORS; SENSORS; VIBRATION MEASUREMENT;

BACK PAIN; EXPERIMENTAL CALIBRATION; FIBER BRAGG; IN-FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS; MECHANICAL AMPLIFICATION; PRESSURE SENSITIVITIES; SENSOR SENSITIVITY;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 48949091955     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/19/8/085201     Document Type: Article

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