Turning a Cellphone Into a Microscope

Assistant professor of electrical engineering Dr Aydogan Ozcan has developed special software and adapted cellphones to substitute for microscopes and diagnose diseases. The New York Times reports.

The adapted phones may be used for screening in places far from hospitals, technicians or diagnostic laboratories.

... In one prototype, a slide holding a finger prick of blood can be inserted over the phone’s camera sensor. The sensor detects the slide’s contents and sends the information wirelessly to a hospital or regional health center.

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