September 17, 2020
Keio University
A group of researchers from Keio University—Takehiro Imashiro, a postdoctoral fellow at the time (currently a postdoctoral fellow at Tokyo Women's Medical University) from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology; Yudai Tokuoka (a third-year student in the Doctoral Programs), Associate Professor Kei Funahashi, and Assistant Professor Takahiro Yamada from the Department of Biosciences and Informatics, Faculty of Science and Technology; and Professor Kenjiro Takemura and Kaito Kikuhara (a first-year student in the Doctoral Programs) from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology—has successfully developed a web application (Cell Counting Application: CCA) that uses AI to count cells from images of cultured cells taken with a smartphone. Compared to the conventional method using a hemocytometer, the CCA can count cells with high accuracy and stability. As a simple method, it allows for measurements approximately seven times faster than the conventional method, reducing the workload. This method can be easily used by simply placing a smartphone on a jig, and its application in various life science research fields is anticipated.
An early access version of this research was published online in the academic journal IEEE Access on September 15 (US time).
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