Photonic Sensors Based on Flexible Materials with FBGs for Use on Biomedical Applications

This work was fully supported by the Algoritmi’s Strategic Project UI 319-2011-2012, under the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology grant Pest C/EEI/UI0319/2011.

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