Smartphone based bioanalytical and diagnosis applications: A review

A smartphone is a facile, handy-analytical device that makes our lives comfortable and stress-free in terms of health care diagnostic assessments. Due to recent advancements in the technology and the introduction of user friendly operating systems and applications, the smartphones have replaced laptops and desktop computers. Taking this fact into account, researchers have designed sensing systems which are more compatible with smartphones. Consequently, these devices are attracting the attention of researchers from fields such as tele-medicine, biotechnology, chemical sciences and environmental sciences. In this review, our focus is on recent advances on smartphone based sensing and diagnosis applications.