Table 3 Examples of biomedical apps classified under “Equipment displacement”
From: The world of biomedical apps: their uses, limitations, and potential
App name | OS | Description | App type | Hardware |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Colony Count | Android | Count bacterial colonies | Native (Expt Lab) | Camera |
Colony Count BETA | Android | Count bacterial colonies and perform measurements of bacterial growth on agar plates. | Native (Expt Lab) | Camera |
Colony Counter | iOS | Count bacterial colonies | Native (Expt Lab) | Camera |
Fast Counter | iOS | Count bacterial colonies | Native (Expt Lab) | Camera |
Promega Colony Counter | iOS | Count bacterial colonies; Manually mark additional colonies or remove false positives; Quadrant-zoom for easier adjustments. | Native (Expt Lab) | Camera |
Android & iOS | Auto detection of bands and calculation of band sizes | Native (Expt Lab) | Camera |