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Review
. 2016 May-Jun;34(3):291-304.
doi: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2016.02.010. Epub 2016 Mar 4.

Medical diagnostics with mobile devices: Comparison of intrinsic and extrinsic sensing

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Medical diagnostics with mobile devices: Comparison of intrinsic and extrinsic sensing

L Kwon et al. Biotechnol Adv. 2016 May-Jun.

Abstract

We review the recent development of mobile detection instruments used for medical diagnostics, and consider the relative advantages of approaches that utilize the internal sensing capabilities of commercially available mobile communication devices (such as smartphones and tablet computers) compared to those that utilize a custom external sensor module. In this review, we focus specifically upon mobile medical diagnostic platforms that are being developed to serve the need in global health, personalized medicine, and point-of-care diagnostics.

Keywords: Biosensors; In vitro diagnostics; Mobile biosensors; Point of care sensors; Point of use sensors.

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