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Applications of Sensors in Biomechanics and Biomedicine

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2025 | Viewed by 329

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Nursing Department, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain
Interests: diabetic foot; neuropathy; pressure ulcer; gerontology, fragility

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Department of Biomedical Sciences, European University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain
Interests: biomarkers; oxidative stress; metabolomics; omics technology; Physiology; biochemistry

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Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Science, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Interests: diabetic foot; peripheral diabetic neuropathy; wearable sensor; gait analysis
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Dear Colleagues,

The challenge for healthcare professionals, sports medicine, and researchers is to study diagnosis, prevention, and rehabilitation planning, allowing for personalized approaches tailored to patients' individual needs. Sensors in biomechanics and biomedicine have changed and expanded the possibilities of biomedical analysis and made it possible to compare clinical assessment with objective data. This growing progress in the performance of sensors leads to a steady approach to practical needs. In some cases, new applications of well-known sensors (pressure, glucose, etc.) or the review of health-related indices obtained with these sensors (new relations with ankle-brachial index, etc.) that respond to clinical needs that were not resolved continue to be found. Furthermore, sensors are used to evaluate clinical and sports devices, evaluating their effectiveness and the body's physiological response.

This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive overview of advances in applying biomedical or biomechanical sensors. We seek research articles and reviews that provide insight into the new clinical uses, correlation with clinical assessment scales, optimization in biomechanical and biomedical sensors, health-related indices, and evaluation of clinical and sports devices.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

  • Biomechanical and biological sensors in disease assessment, functional diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and rehabilitation.
  • Biomechanical and biological sensors in sports medicine.
  • Biomechanical and biological sensors for human performance and biometrics.
  • Evaluation of clinical and sports devices with sensors.
  • Biomechanical and biological sensors to improve clinical care protocols.
  • Laboratory experiments to improve the applications of biomechanical and biological sensors.
  • Data processing, simulation, and validation of sensors for biomechanics and biomedical applications.

Prof. Dr. Ivan Julian-Rochina
Dr. Jose David Piñeiro Ramos
Dr. Lorenzo Brognara
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Keywords

  • biosensors
  • biomechanics
  • bioinstrumentation
  • healthcare
  • sports medicine
  • rehabilitation
  • medical devices
  • physiology
  • physics
  • chemistry

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Reliability of the Fluorescence-Sensitive Optical Sensor Measurement of TcPO2 and Susceptibility to Pressure Injury Around the Foot
by Melanie Mir-Jiménez, Marta Izquierdo-Renau and Iván Julian-Rochina
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(10), 5710; https://doi.org/10.3390/app15105710 - 20 May 2025
Abstract
Pressure injuries (PIs) are typically characterized by lesions of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue; they result from a downward force exerted on the area between a bony prominence and an external surface. Transcutaneous oxygen pressure (TcPO2) measurements are a standardized method for measuring [...] Read more.
Pressure injuries (PIs) are typically characterized by lesions of the dermis and subcutaneous tissue; they result from a downward force exerted on the area between a bony prominence and an external surface. Transcutaneous oxygen pressure (TcPO2) measurements are a standardized method for measuring tissue oxygen pressure. Standardized TcPO2 measurement data are lacking in regions susceptible to pressure injury. It is unclear whether the absence of data can be attributed to the unreliability and variability of the measurements obtained. This study aimed to assess the reliability and repeatability of TcPO2 measurements conducted using a fluorescence-sensitive photo-optical sensor at three sites on the foot where PIs can occur but for which no data are available. Thirty volunteers participated in this study. TcPO2 was measured in two sessions, one week apart, at the lateral of the fifth metatarsal head, the styloid process, and the lateral malleolus of both feet. TcPO2 (mmHg) exhibited moderate reliability for the left fifth metatarsal and right fifth metatarsal styloid process (ICC: 0.575 and 0.624, respectively). The right fifth metatarsal and the right and left lateral malleoli demonstrated good and excellent reliability of the styloid process of the left fifth metatarsal, with ICC values of 0.810, 0.816, 0.763, and 0.900, respectively. The implementation of a fluorescence-sensitive photo-optical sensor for the measurement of TcPO2 in the designated regions yielded reliable and reproducible measurements. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applications of Sensors in Biomechanics and Biomedicine)
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