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A fiber optical fiber, introduced into an ailing brain after a traumatic brain injury, could feed vital information about 4 parameters for computer processing and then on to clinicians seeking to optimally manage a patient’s recover.  Chemical engineers at the Imperial College London have developed a multiplexed optical sensor capable of monitoring 4 biomarkers including pH, temperature, oxygen levels and glucose levels.  This system’s proof-of-concept was done on ex vivo brain tissue, but its success leads the way to clinical studies.

 

https://www.cell.com/matter/fulltext/S2590-2385(22)00423-4?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2590238522004234%3Fshowall%3Dtrue#%20

 

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