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Sensors 2012, 12, 7485-7495; doi:10.3390/s120607485 OPEN ACCESS sensors ISSN 1424-8220 /journal/sensors Article A Sensing Element Based on a Bent and Elongated Grooved Polymer Optical Fiber Wei-Hua Lu 1, Li-Wen Chen 2, Wen-Fu Xie 2 and Yung-Chuan Chen 2,* 1 Department of Material Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 91201, Taiwan; E-Mail: whl@.tw 2 Department of Vehicle Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 91201, Taiwan; E-Mails: liwen@.tw (L.-W.C.); m9538026@.tw (W.-F.X.) * Author to whom correspondence s