This article collection explores the exciting field of smartphone-based chemical analysis, harnessing the power of mobile devices to enable rapid and portable diagnostics. With the widespread availability and advancements in smartphone technology, these handheld devices have become invaluable tools for performing analytical measurements and conducting real-time chemical analysis in various applications.
Smartphone-based chemical analysis has emerged as a promising field at the intersection of analytical chemistry and mobile technology. Traditionally, sophisticated laboratory setups and specialized equipment were required for chemical analysis, limiting its accessibility and applicability in resource-limited settings. However, the integration of smartphones with miniaturized sensors, optical components, and data processing capabilities has revolutionized the field, enabling researchers and practitioners to perform analytical measurements with unprecedented convenience and efficiency.
This Research Topic aims to address the challenges and opportunities in smartphone-based chemical analysis by presenting the problem and potential solutions. Recent advances in sensor miniaturization, data analysis algorithms, and smartphone interfaces have opened new avenues for rapid and portable diagnostics. By exploring the capabilities and limitations of smartphone-based analysis, we seek to enhance the understanding of this emerging field and drive further innovation.
In this Research Topic we invite submissions addressing, but not limited to, the following themes:
• Development of smartphone-compatible sensors and detection platforms
• Integration of microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip systems with smartphones
• Smartphone-based electrochemical and biosensing techniques
• Application of machine learning and artificial intelligence in smartphone-based analysis
• Point-of-care diagnostics using smartphone devices
• Smartphone-based environmental monitoring and pollutant detection
• Smartphone-enabled food and water quality assessment
• Smartphone-based drug testing and screening
Dr. Joost Laurus Dinant Nelis holds a patent related to the Research Topic. All other members of the Editorial Team declare no competing interests.
Keywords:
Smartphone-based chemical analysis, Analytical Techniques, Sensor miniaturization, Mobile Devices, Portable Diagnostics
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
This article collection explores the exciting field of smartphone-based chemical analysis, harnessing the power of mobile devices to enable rapid and portable diagnostics. With the widespread availability and advancements in smartphone technology, these handheld devices have become invaluable tools for performing analytical measurements and conducting real-time chemical analysis in various applications.
Smartphone-based chemical analysis has emerged as a promising field at the intersection of analytical chemistry and mobile technology. Traditionally, sophisticated laboratory setups and specialized equipment were required for chemical analysis, limiting its accessibility and applicability in resource-limited settings. However, the integration of smartphones with miniaturized sensors, optical components, and data processing capabilities has revolutionized the field, enabling researchers and practitioners to perform analytical measurements with unprecedented convenience and efficiency.
This Research Topic aims to address the challenges and opportunities in smartphone-based chemical analysis by presenting the problem and potential solutions. Recent advances in sensor miniaturization, data analysis algorithms, and smartphone interfaces have opened new avenues for rapid and portable diagnostics. By exploring the capabilities and limitations of smartphone-based analysis, we seek to enhance the understanding of this emerging field and drive further innovation.
In this Research Topic we invite submissions addressing, but not limited to, the following themes:
• Development of smartphone-compatible sensors and detection platforms
• Integration of microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip systems with smartphones
• Smartphone-based electrochemical and biosensing techniques
• Application of machine learning and artificial intelligence in smartphone-based analysis
• Point-of-care diagnostics using smartphone devices
• Smartphone-based environmental monitoring and pollutant detection
• Smartphone-enabled food and water quality assessment
• Smartphone-based drug testing and screening
Dr. Joost Laurus Dinant Nelis holds a patent related to the Research Topic. All other members of the Editorial Team declare no competing interests.
Keywords:
Smartphone-based chemical analysis, Analytical Techniques, Sensor miniaturization, Mobile Devices, Portable Diagnostics
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.