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ArticleBiosensors2026

In Vitro Investigation of the PneumoWave Biosensor for the Identification of Central Sleep Apnea in Pediatrics.

Burcu Kolukisa Birgec, Ross Langley, Jennifer Miller, Osian Meredith, Beyza Toprak, Alexander Balfour Mullen

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Article in Biosensors, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Burcu Kolukisa BirgecStrathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, UK.ORCID 0009-0009-7173-0864
Ross LangleyRoyal Hospital for Children, Glasgow G51 4TF, UK.ORCID 0009-0007-6069-1914
Jennifer MillerPneumoWave Ltd., Motherwell ML1 4WQ, UK.
Osian MeredithPneumoWave Ltd., Motherwell ML1 4WQ, UK.
Beyza ToprakStrathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, UK.
Alexander Balfour MullenStrathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7475-5543

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The Turkish Government PhD studentship YLSY,2018,BKB
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The interpretation and diagnosis of central sleep apnea in pediatrics by nocturnal polysomnography is challenging due to its technical complexity, which involves the simultaneous recording of multiple physiological parameters related to sleep and wakefulness. Furthermore, the unfamiliar environment of a sleep laboratory can hinder sleep evaluation, and diagnostic backlogs are common due to restricted capacity at specialist tertiary centers. The ability to undertake home sleep studies in a familiar environment using simple, robust, and low-cost technology is attractive. The potential to repurpose the PneumoWave biosensor, a UKCA Class 1 device, registered as an accelerometer-based monitoring device that is intended to capture and store chest motion data continuously over a period of time for retrospective analysis, was explored in an in vitro model of central sleep apnea. The PneumoWave system contains a biosensor (PW010), which was able to record simulated apnea episodes of 5 to 20 s across physiologically relevant pediatric breathing rates using an in vitro manikin model and manual annotation. The findings confirm that the PneumoWave biosensor could be a useful technology to support home sleep apnea testing and warrant further exploration.

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Biosensing TechniquesPediatricsSleep Apnea, CentralChildHumansManikinsPolysomnographyapnea monitorbiosensorcentral sleep apneainfancymanikin simulation

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PMID41744696
PMCPMC12938799

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