Title :
Mobile device-based digital microscopy for education, healthcare, and agriculture
Author :
Sumriddetchkajorn, Sarun ; Somboonkaew, Armote ; Chanhorm, Sataporn
Author_Institution :
Intell. Devices & Syst. Res. Unit, Nat. Electron. & Comput. Technol. Center, Pathumthani, Thailand
Abstract :
This paper shows for the first time how a mobile device such as a smart cell phone and a tablet can be used to realize such a highly-sought-after high-resolution digital microscope. Demonstration based on a low-cost molded plastic convex lens combined with our design packaging style shows that a portable digital microscope can be easily implemented featuring a measured high image resolution of >; 4.40 μm and a measured field of view of 5×5 mm2. Applications include biology study, skin analysis, and pest detection, to name just a few.
Keywords :
agriculture; biological techniques; biomedical optical imaging; education; educational aids; lenses; optical microscopes; packaging; portable instruments; smart phones; agriculture application; education application; healthcare application; high resolution digital microscope; mobile device based digital microscopy; molded plastic convex lens; packaging design; portable digital microscope; smart cell phone; tablet computers; Cameras; Cellular phones; Image resolution; Lenses; Microscopy; Mobile handsets; Plastics; Image processing; Mobile devices; Optical microscopy; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Engineering/Electronics, Computer, Telecommunications and Information Technology (ECTI-CON), 2012 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Phetchaburi
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2026-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECTICon.2012.6254186
