IEM Distinguished Lecturers Seminar: Fiber Optic Sensors for Healthcare: Fundamentals, Applications and Frontiers
***Coffee and savory cake will be served at 12:00 in the hall of BM 5202 - The seminar will exceptionally be held at 12:15***
Abstract
Fiber optic sensors (FOSs) offer key advantages for life sciences, medical monitoring, and diagnostics. Their small size (tens to hundreds of µm), flexibility, high accuracy, intrinsic safety, and immunity to electromagnetic fields make them ideal for healthcare applications. They also enable continuous monitoring, multiplexing, and easy integration into medical devices.
Distributed and quasi-distributed sensing allow multipoint measurements with a single interrogation unit, making FOSs valuable for monitoring biomechanical parameters, pressure, and temperature, particularly in cancer thermal therapies. The integration of fiber optics with nanomaterials has led to advanced biosensors based on surface plasmon and lossy mode resonance, enabling the detection of pathological cells and harmful substances.
This lecture will present FOS applications in healthcare, including thermometry for oncological therapies, tissue thermal property characterization, and prosthetic device monitoring. Additionally, 3D-printed patches with fiber Bragg grating sensors for wearable sports monitoring will be discussed, along with FOS-based biosensing for detecting organic molecules and pollutants.
Short biography
Prof. Paola Saccomandi earned her PhD in Biomedical Engineering in 2014 from Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, and completed her postdoctoral studies at the Institute of Image-Guided Surgery of Strasbourg. She is currently an Associate Professor at Politecnico di Milano’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and leads the Laboratory of Measurements for Biomedical Applications. Her research focuses on light-based tumor treatments and monitoring, fiber optic sensors, and thermal and biomechanical measurements.
She is the Scientific Responsible for three ERC projects, one MSCA postdoctoral fellowship, and seven other national grants. Prof. Saccomandi chairs the IEEE EMBS Technical Community on Therapeutic Systems & Technologies and the Women in Sensors (WiSe) Committee. She is also IEEE Women in Engineering-Italy vice-chair and an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer for IEEE Sensors Council.
Since 2023, she has been listed among the world’s top 2% scientists, and she has received multiple awards, including Premio Italia Giovane.
Abstract
Fiber optic sensors (FOSs) offer key advantages for life sciences, medical monitoring, and diagnostics. Their small size (tens to hundreds of µm), flexibility, high accuracy, intrinsic safety, and immunity to electromagnetic fields make them ideal for healthcare applications. They also enable continuous monitoring, multiplexing, and easy integration into medical devices.
Distributed and quasi-distributed sensing allow multipoint measurements with a single interrogation unit, making FOSs valuable for monitoring biomechanical parameters, pressure, and temperature, particularly in cancer thermal therapies. The integration of fiber optics with nanomaterials has led to advanced biosensors based on surface plasmon and lossy mode resonance, enabling the detection of pathological cells and harmful substances.
This lecture will present FOS applications in healthcare, including thermometry for oncological therapies, tissue thermal property characterization, and prosthetic device monitoring. Additionally, 3D-printed patches with fiber Bragg grating sensors for wearable sports monitoring will be discussed, along with FOS-based biosensing for detecting organic molecules and pollutants.
Short biography
Prof. Paola Saccomandi earned her PhD in Biomedical Engineering in 2014 from Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, and completed her postdoctoral studies at the Institute of Image-Guided Surgery of Strasbourg. She is currently an Associate Professor at Politecnico di Milano’s Department of Mechanical Engineering and leads the Laboratory of Measurements for Biomedical Applications. Her research focuses on light-based tumor treatments and monitoring, fiber optic sensors, and thermal and biomechanical measurements.
She is the Scientific Responsible for three ERC projects, one MSCA postdoctoral fellowship, and seven other national grants. Prof. Saccomandi chairs the IEEE EMBS Technical Community on Therapeutic Systems & Technologies and the Women in Sensors (WiSe) Committee. She is also IEEE Women in Engineering-Italy vice-chair and an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer for IEEE Sensors Council.
Since 2023, she has been listed among the world’s top 2% scientists, and she has received multiple awards, including Premio Italia Giovane.
Practical information
- General public
- Free
Contact
- Prof. Daryl Yee