Research Article

Urine Test Strip Quantitative Assay with a Smartphone Camera

Table 1

Validation of urine test strips with the digital camera as an output sensor for standard assays.

MarkerUrine test stripStandard assayType of standard assaySignificant difference by ANOVA at

pH6.36 ± 0.196.41 ± 0.21PotentiometryNo
Glucose (mmol/L)10.6 ± 0.710.3 ± 0.5SpectroscopyNo
Human serum albumin (g/L)2.61 ± 0.312.56 ± 0.23SpectroscopyNo
Leukocyturia surrogated by lipase activity (U/μL)53.7 ± 4.356.2 ± 3.9SpectroscopyNo