Scientists Can Detect Diseases And Water Quality In Manufacturing Mobile Phone

Leadership laboratory created a prototype phonecounting. In addition, because LUCAS imaging without
with special features: can be used to monitor AIDS,lenses, so there is only one factor to limit the size of
malaria patient's condition can also be used to detectthe phone LUCAS: LUCAS chip size of the building.
the affected areas less developed, or water quality.Professor
In this phone, the researchers introduced anOzcan said Professor: "LUCAS technique not only for
innovative imaging technology, and invented thehealth care in the field, in the field of cell biology is
technology is currently working in the University ofalso a good prospect. Typically, researchers statistics
California, Berkeley, Professor Ozcan.when the number of blood cells, are using streaming
Technology invented by Professor Ozcan calledcytometry (flow-cytometer), one can only record a
"no-lens-based image super-wide silhouette vision unitcell, but it can also record LUCAS imaging thousands
to monitor the array"of cells, the accuracy was no worse than the flow
edonShadowimaging, called LUCAS), has beencytometer. "
successfully applied to the mobile phone and network2008 12 5, Ozcan, Professor at the "lab on a chip"
camera head. Whether mobile phones or cameras,magazine (LabonaChip) published articles that, after a
are actually using the same imaging method: use ofseries of improvements, he created a
short-wavelength blue light blood, saliva or other liquidsecond-generation LUCAS system?? Holographic
samples, and then through a sensor array, to captureLUCAS ( holographicLUCAS). Improved, holographic
the particulate sample images.LUCAS can identify more small particles, such as E.
As liquid samples in the different particles havecoli, which is the first generation LUCAS can not do.
different diffraction patterns (diffractionpattern), soBy changing the spatial location of the light source,
through the decision-making algorithmcapture LUCAS dimensional holographic particle image
(custom-developed), and particle atlas has beenthan the classical particle imaging with more
compared, LUCAS soon be able to identify the typeinformation. Professor
of sample particles. Then, people could use theirOzcan plan the next few years to really integrate
mobile phones LUCAS collected data sent to theinto the system LUCAS handheld devices such as
hospital for further analysis and diagnosis, or use USBmobile phones. With these devices, people even in
interface to transfer data to a computer, and thenremote areas can also monitor the disease situation in
be sent to medical institutions.a timely manner, so that medical institutions can do
However, LUCAS phone is not a substitute for thefor prevention and control of key areas. In addition,
microscope, but rather a complementary tool. AndLUCAS system can also be used to monitor water
LUCAS generated images grainy and pixel-basedquality, such as detection of harmful particles in
comparison, the image under the microscope evendrinking water. LUCAS display system in Japan, the
more delicate. But LUCAS has its own advantages: inTokyo University and Kyushu University scientists
many cases, people can not always carryhad also contact with Professor Ozcan, hoping the
microscope, while the phone was able to promptlysystem for earthquake relief.
identify LUCAS liquid samples in the particle type, and