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Jitendra Narayan Dash, Zhengyong Liu, Dinusha Serandi Gunawardena

    Optics Letters
    |July 16, 2019
    PubMed
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    A novel micro-fiber optic sensor offers precise contact force measurement. This compact, robust device is ideal for biomedical and robotic applications requiring high sensitivity and accuracy.

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