Flash Characterization of Smartphones Used in Point-of-Care Diagnostics
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Flash Duration and Variability as a Function of Power State
3.2. Spectral Variation as a Function of Power State
3.3. Intra-Model Flash Variation
3.4. Effect of Battery Level on Nanophosphor Reporter-Based LFA Results
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Vu, B.V.; Lei, R.; Mohan, C.; Kourentzi, K.; Willson, R.C. Flash Characterization of Smartphones Used in Point-of-Care Diagnostics. Biosensors 2022, 12, 1060. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios12121060
Vu BV, Lei R, Mohan C, Kourentzi K, Willson RC. Flash Characterization of Smartphones Used in Point-of-Care Diagnostics. Biosensors. 2022; 12(12):1060. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios12121060
Chicago/Turabian StyleVu, Binh V., Rongwei Lei, Chandra Mohan, Katerina Kourentzi, and Richard C. Willson. 2022. "Flash Characterization of Smartphones Used in Point-of-Care Diagnostics" Biosensors 12, no. 12: 1060. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios12121060