Cellphone Microscope, UCLA

[agapitoflores001]

this cellphone microscope is a nice innovation that can be useful in home experiments by students.

[kakrami]

guy's turkish?

[BladesOfMunch]

I wonder, was a software built for the cellphone for "reading" the images at all? From where I stand, I don't think it looks like one was built; it seems that the cell phone is entirely a "load sample" and "shoot" microscope. Is it a compound microscope?

[WakeMeWithAComment]

u look like Marshall at How I met your mother?

[Digimaul]

@ronfredericks

Wired had an article in 2008 titled "Turn Your Cellphone Into a High-Powered Scientific Microscope" which he had a short guide included with. His current versions are cheaper and better however.

[Digimaul]

He says "assess the health of HIV infected patients" 1:30-1:32 ... not diagnose it. And I didn't hear him say TB.

What he's talking about is doing WBC Diff's in the field, not seeing the virus or doing the chem work... he's not even saying it's a screening method. He's saying that it's powerful enough to diff WBC's and do counts, which IS very important for HIV patients... as well as countless other conditions such as leukemia and lymphoma.

(BTW, I work in a lab)

[Jedermann101]

Not so. The good professor IMPLIES that one could diagnose tuberculosis, or aids, by just looking at a blood sample: NOT SO! Not with his phone microscope, not with a full fledged microscope. That kind off diagnostic requires much more that just looking at a blood smear. "Determine the strength of the immune system" PLEASE!

(BTW, I am an MD).

[wolfmanjacksaid]

If the cell phone could analyze the image and determine, in the field, if the blood is infected, then it would be MUCH more impressive. But it is indeed "cool"

[wolfmanjacksaid]

This assembly perhaps makes it easier logistically and economically to transport and use microscopes in the field, but I think the hype and PR are giving the public a false impression. But if engineering research in the universities receives more support and perhaps funding, then this PR is very beneficial.

[dasupasin]

Wow, UCLA does everything

[chromelemon]

This is amazing! This can revolutionize the way medicine is practiced in and out of the hospital!

[metralios]

this is very amazing, but , is this just a prototype ? or it is now in the marketplace?

[clovergurl1978]

AMAZING!! Anyone who fails to see the genius in this invention obviously has no knowledge of the medical laboratory or diagnostics in general! I am just curious about the software availability and pricing.

[Echofromsomewere1]

cool!! .... but not practical

why conect a microscope to a cell phone

if you want to help those with malaria send them cheap normal micropscopes ...

[ismailbaha]

@Echofromsomewere1

Sure, you can send them cheap microscopes but you would still need trained people to analyze the samples. With this technology, you can wirelessly transmit images to remote sites where the samples are further processed and analyzed. Since you use the existing wireless infrastructure, there is not need for extra investment.

[efeismail]

great job...

[Ciprinol]

simply amazing....

There is any way to explain how to build such a microscope attached to the cell phone?

thanks,

Ciprian Lupu, DDS

[pcfix411]

Good video here, good job

[senyil01]

Congratulations Dr. Ozcan,

I was very impressed by your design of simplicity, in terms of attachment and price, but powerful in functionality. I work with microscopic soil creatures that I often need to picture them. Unfortunately, microscope attachments for image taking are very expensive. Your devise looks very handy and affordable. I am looking for the devise available in the marketplace...

Please let us know.

Assist. Prof. Dr. Senol YILDIZ

Bingol University

[burnthosefish]

thats awsome

[1888junkteam]

excellent worker!

[JoDeeMareeGreen]

That is absolutely amazing!!

[SeeProverb12]

very cool

[hamic13]

star wars

[tuncbilek]

wow CELLphone is amazing.

[sharkblue2007]

it is very good and congrats but hiv is mass meurder and a machine to make money......sad the cure we are waiting for is for this.......CURE

[brookheron]

Congratulations Professor Ozcan,

I work with both HIV and Malaria in South Africa/Mozambique. I was hoping to get the LabNow CD4 analyzer, but I wonder if I should wait till you are able to develop your device instead. Bravo for the creativity here. You will change the way we do health building in the developing world.

Blessings,

Rick Gutierrez MD

[Oluremi7]

Wow!

[anthonius75]

Nice work, I was losing hope on CNSI. Keep us informed if commercialization is being seriously contemplated.