Diagnostic Capabilities of a Smartphone- Based Low-Cost Microscope

Microscopy enables fast and effective diagnostics. However, in resource-limited regions microscopy is not accessible to everyone. Smartphone-based low-cost microscopes could be a powerful tool for diagnostic and educational purposes. In this paper, the imaging quality of a smartphone-based microscop...

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Autores principales: Hasselbeck Dorina, Schäfer Max B., Stewart Kent W., Pott Peter P.
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Publicado: De Gruyter 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/354bd3b3218141acb832007f76bc83e5
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Sumario:Microscopy enables fast and effective diagnostics. However, in resource-limited regions microscopy is not accessible to everyone. Smartphone-based low-cost microscopes could be a powerful tool for diagnostic and educational purposes. In this paper, the imaging quality of a smartphone-based microscope with four different optical parameters is presented and a systematic overview of the resulting diagnostic applications is given. With the chosen configuration, aiming for a reasonable trade-off, an average resolution of 1.23 μm and a field of view of 1.12 mm2 was achieved. This enables a wide range of diagnostic applications such as the diagnosis of Malaria and other parasitic diseases.