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Protective coating and hyperthermal atomic oxygen texturing of optical fibers used for blood glucose monitoring

  • US 7,382,944 B1
  • Filed: 07/14/2006
  • Issued: 06/03/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A sensor comprising a single solid light-conducting fiber having a textured surface site consisting of a textured distal end first having a non-contiguous protective coating deposited thereon which is treated by being placed in a vacuum and then subject to directed hyperthermal beams comprising oxygen ions or atoms, wherein said textured distal end comprises said non-contiguous protective coating thereon and cones separated from each other by an amount which is about 1 micron.

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