A Smartphone-Based Automatic Measurement Method for Colorimetric pH Detection Using a Color Adaptation Algorithm.
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SUBMITTER: Kim SD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5539506 | biostudies-other | 2017 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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