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ArticleMicromachines2018

A Simple Imaging Device for Fluorescence-Relevant Applications.

Shih-Jie Lo, Chen-Meng Kuan, Min-Wei Hung, Yun Fu, J Andrew Yeh, Da-Jeng Yao, Chao-Min Cheng

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Article in Micromachines, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Shih-Jie LoInstitute of Nanoengineering and Microsystems, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan. roxyjay0406@gmail.com.
Chen-Meng KuanInstitute of Nanoengineering and Microsystems, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan. kcmeng30@gmail.com.
Min-Wei HungInstrument Technology Research Center, National Applied Research Laboratories, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan. niiat690310@gmail.com.
Yun FuDepartment of Dermatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan. amyjoy791126@hotmail.com.
J Andrew YehInstitute of Nanoengineering and Microsystems, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan. jayeh@mx.nthu.edu.tw.
Da-Jeng YaoInstitute of Nanoengineering and Microsystems, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan. djyao@mx.nthu.edu.tw.ORCID 0000-0001-6631-780X
Chao-Min ChengInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan. chaomin@mx.nthu.edu.tw.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article unveiled the development of an inexpensive, lightweight, easy-to-use, and portable fluorescence imaging device for paper-based analytical applications. We used commercial fluorescent dyes, as proof of concept, to verify the feasibility of our fluorescence imaging device for bioanalysis. This approach may provide an alternative method for nucleotide detection and semen analysis, using a miniaturized fluorescence reader that is more compact and portable than conventional analytical equipment.

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cellphonefluorescence imaging devicenucleotide analysissperm analysis

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PMID30424351
PMCPMC6211139

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