Ehrlich, K. et al. (2020) Demonstrating the use of optical fibres in biomedical sensing: a collaborative approach for engagement and education. Sensors, 20(2), 402. (doi: 10.3390/s20020402) (PMID:31936827)
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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.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Additional Information: | The authors would like to thank the Royal Academy of Engineering Ingenious Grant (ING1617/11/114) for funding this work. KE, HEP, DKM, AK, DRN, and HSM would like to thank the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration (EP/K03197X/1). MJ would like to thank the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Royal Academy of Engineering for her personal Research Fellowships (EP/R006482/1 and RF/201718/1741). |
Keywords: | Endoscopic imaging, fluorescence imaging, fiber optics, medical imaging, medical optics instrumentation, lung disease diagnostics, public understanding/outreach, high school/introduction medicine, interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary. |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Spennati, Giulia and Jimenez, Dr Melanie and Bussiere, vincent and Garrett, Miss Alice |
Creator Roles: | Bussiere, V.Methodology, Validation, Writing – review and editing Garrett, A.Methodology, Validation, Writing – review and editing Spennati, G.Methodology, Validation, Writing – review and editing Jimenez, M.Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review and editing, Supervision, Project administration, Funding acquisition |
Authors: | 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., and Jimenez, M. |
College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Biomedical Engineering |
Journal Name: | Sensors |
Publisher: | MDPI |
ISSN: | 1424-8220 |
ISSN (Online): | 1424-8220 |
Published Online: | 10 January 2020 |
Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2020 The Authors |
First Published: | First published in Sensors 20(2): 402 |
Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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