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Article

Demonstrating the Use of Optical Fibres in Biomedical Sensing: A Collaborative Approach for Engagement and Education

by
Katjana Ehrlich
1,*,†,
Helen E. Parker
1,*,†,
Duncan K. McNicholl
2,
Peter Reid
3,
Mark Reynolds
3,
Vincent Bussiere
4,
Graham Crawford
5,
Angela Deighan
6,
Alice Garrett
4,
András Kufcsák
1,
Dominic R. Norberg
1,
Giulia Spennati
4,
Gregor Steele
7,
Helen Szoor-McElhinney
1 and
Melanie Jimenez
4
1
EPSRC IRC Hub in Optical Molecular Sensing & Imaging, Centre for Inflammation Research, Queen’s Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, UK
2
Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA), Institute of Photonics and Quantum Science, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK
3
College of Science and Engineering Engagement Team, King’s Buildings, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3BF, UK
4
James Watt School of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Division, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8LT, UK
5
Liberton High School, Edinburgh EH17 7PT, UK
6
St. Margaret Mary’s School, Glasgow G45 9NJ, UK
7
Scottish Schools Education Research Centre (SSERC), Dunfermline KY11 8UU, UK
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
These authors contributed equally to this work.
Sensors 2020, 20(2), 402; https://doi.org/10.3390/s20020402
Submission received: 23 October 2019 / Revised: 19 December 2019 / Accepted: 23 December 2019 / Published: 10 January 2020
(This article belongs to the Section Biomedical Sensors)
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Abstract

This paper demonstrates how research at the intersection of physics, engineering, biology and medicine can be presented in an interactive and educational way to a non-scientific audience. Interdisciplinary research with a focus on prevalent diseases provides a relatable context that can be used to engage with the public. Respiratory diseases are significant contributors to avoidable morbidity and mortality and have a growing social and economic impact. With the aim of improving lung disease understanding, new techniques in fibre-based optical endomicroscopy have been recently developed. Here, we present a novel engagement activity that resembles a bench-to-bedside pathway. The activity comprises an inexpensive educational tool (<$70) adapted from a clinical optical endomicroscopy system and tutorials that cover state-of-the-art research. The activity was co-created by high school science teachers and researchers in a collaborative way that can be implemented into any engagement development process.
Keywords: endoscopic imaging; fluorescence imaging; fiber optics; medical imaging; medical optics instrumentation; lung disease diagnostics; public understanding/outreach; high school/introduction medicine; interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary endoscopic imaging; fluorescence imaging; fiber optics; medical imaging; medical optics instrumentation; lung disease diagnostics; public understanding/outreach; high school/introduction medicine; interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary

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Ehrlich, K.; Parker, H.E.; McNicholl, D.K.; Reid, P.; Reynolds, M.; Bussiere, V.; Crawford, G.; Deighan, A.; Garrett, A.; Kufcsák, A.; et al. Demonstrating the Use of Optical Fibres in Biomedical Sensing: A Collaborative Approach for Engagement and Education. Sensors 2020, 20, 402. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20020402

AMA Style

Ehrlich K, Parker HE, McNicholl DK, Reid P, Reynolds M, Bussiere V, Crawford G, Deighan A, Garrett A, Kufcsák A, et al. Demonstrating the Use of Optical Fibres in Biomedical Sensing: A Collaborative Approach for Engagement and Education. Sensors. 2020; 20(2):402. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20020402

Chicago/Turabian Style

Ehrlich, Katjana, Helen E. Parker, Duncan K. McNicholl, Peter Reid, Mark Reynolds, Vincent Bussiere, Graham Crawford, Angela Deighan, Alice Garrett, András Kufcsák, and et al. 2020. "Demonstrating the Use of Optical Fibres in Biomedical Sensing: A Collaborative Approach for Engagement and Education" Sensors 20, no. 2: 402. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20020402

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Ehrlich, K., Parker, H. E., McNicholl, D. K., Reid, P., Reynolds, M., Bussiere, V., Crawford, G., Deighan, A., Garrett, A., Kufcsák, A., Norberg, D. R., Spennati, G., Steele, G., Szoor-McElhinney, H., & Jimenez, M. (2020). Demonstrating the Use of Optical Fibres in Biomedical Sensing: A Collaborative Approach for Engagement and Education. Sensors, 20(2), 402. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20020402

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