Engineers Without Borders at Boston University

Young engineers making their contribution to change

Feb

9

This would make a great iPhone app

By Ranjit

cell phone blood test

Dr. Ozcan of UCLA has developed software that turns an ordinary cell phone camera into a mobile lab. The blood to be analyzed is photographed through a special filter placed over the camera lens, and then the image can be analyzed to see if the patient has HIV, malaria, or leukemia.

 

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