title: Applications of everyday IT and communications devices in modern analytical chemistry: A review.
abstract: This paper reviews the development and recent use of everyday communications and IT equipment (mobile phones, digital cameras, scanners, webcams, etc) as detection devices for colorimetric chemistries. Such devices can readily be applied for visible detection using reaction formats such as microfluidic paper based analytical devices (µPADs), indicator papers, and well plate reaction vessels. Their use is highly advantageous with respect to cost, simplicity and portability, and offers many opportunities in the areas of point of care diagnosis, and at-site monitoring of environmental, agricultural, food and beverage parameters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Center of Excellence for Innovation in Analytical Science and Technology and Science and Technology Research Institute, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand. Electronic address: kgrudpan@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Grudpan
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Spas D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Kolev
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Center of Excellence for Innovation in Analytical Science and Technology and Science and Technology Research Institute, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
authors.forename: Somchai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lapanantnopakhun
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, VIC, Australia; School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Ian D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: McKelvie
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Center of Excellence for Innovation in Analytical Science and Technology and Science and Technology Research Institute, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
authors.forename: Wasin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wongwilai
keywords: Colorimetry; Colour space; Mobile phone; RGB; Reflectometry; Scanner; Webcam; µPad