Fiber optic probe with functional polymer composites for hyperthermia
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We demonstrate a fiber optic probe incorporating functional polymer composites for controlled generation of photothermal effects. The probe combines carbon-based and rare-earth composites on the tip of standard multimode fibers, thus yielding a compact fiber optic photothermal probe (FOPP) whose temperature can be measured simultaneously through fluorescent thermometry. We evaluate the thermal features of the probe through experiments and numerical calculations showing that large thermal gradients are obtained within the vicinity of the heating zone. The temperatures achieved with the FOPP are within the ranges of interest for hyperthermia and can be attained using low optical powers (< 280 mW). © 2021 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement
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Composite materials; Fibers; Functional polymers; Multimode fibers; Probes; Rare earths; Carbon-based; Compact fibers; Fiberoptic probes; Numerical calculation; Optical power; Photothermal effects; Photothermal probes; Thermal features; Fiber optics; carbon; glass fiber; lanthanide; polymer; Article; controlled study; fiber optics; finite element analysis; fluorescence intensity; human; hyperthermia; mathematical parameters; proof of concept; simulation; thermal conductivity; thermometry
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