Spotxel® Reader: Transform Your Smartphone into a Microplate Reader
Spotxel® Reader is an innovative app that turns smartphones into a high-quality microplate reader. This free app enables the reading and analysis of multiple samples in parallel plate formats:
- Capturing: Take a picture of the microplate.
- Reading: Detect and measure the color signal in the microplate wells.
- Analysis: Annotate the microplate, specify the assay’s standard concentrations, and derive the unknown concentrations.
The latest version of the app is also compatible with Windows platforms, allowing users to analyze microplate images on Windows computers and capture microplate images via a USB- or network-connected camera.
On smartphones, the app supports image analysis of assays with samples in row, column, or microarray formats.
R&D and Release Updates
We share progress from our lab as we build fully automatic plate + well detection into the product:
Getting Started
To begin, install the app from the app store using the provided links. If you do not have a microplate yet, you can explore the app’s functionality using the sample image and the assay setup CSV file available in the Sample Data section.
In-App Help
Help topics are available within the app. Simply tap the ? icon on any page to display descriptions of the functions.
Sample Data
For testing a complete image-based assay analysis workflow, please use the sample microplate image together with one of the assay setup CSV files.
Choose the CSV file that matches your preferred decimal format. Spotxel® Reader can read both decimal-point and decimal-comma numbers and displays values according to your system locale.
For testing the beta Align Grid function, please use this package of sample images:
Publications
Find research using Spotxel® Reader on Google Scholar. Explore innovative applications and results achieved with our app.
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