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Spectrometry with Consumer-Quality CMOS Cameras

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Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 1256))

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Many modern spectrometric instruments use diode arrays, charge-coupled arrays, or CMOS cameras for detection and measurement. As portable or point-of-use instruments are desirable, one would expect that instruments using the cameras in cellular telephones and tablet computers would be the basis of numerous instruments. However, no mass market for such devices has yet developed. The difficulties in using megapixel CMOS cameras for scientific measurements are discussed, and promising avenues for instrument development reviewed. Inexpensive alternatives to use of the built-in camera are also mentioned, as the long-term question is whether it is better to overcome the constraints of CMOS cameras or to bypass them.

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Acknowledgments

The work reported here was supported, in part, by NIH Grants U01DE017855 (Bau, Mauk) and K25AI099160 (Liu), and a grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority through the Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (Bau, Sadik).

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Scheeline, A. (2015). Spectrometry with Consumer-Quality CMOS Cameras. In: Rasooly, A., Herold, K. (eds) Mobile Health Technologies. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 1256. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2172-0_18

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