Traditional methods for measuring blood oxygen use multiple wavelengths, which produces an In the biomedical field, the reemitted light intensity measured from the tissue depends on both scattering and absorption. In order to separate these variables, we use a physical phenomenon discovered in our lab, called the iso-path length (IPL) point. The IPL point is a specific angle around a cylindrical media, where the light intensity is not affected by the scattering and can serve for self-calibration. For a practical use of this concept, we designed an optic biosensor for measuring physiological parameters such as heart rate, oxygen saturation and respiratory rate, in both ordinary and extreme conditions in a hypoxic chamber.
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