“…Developing peripheral molecular sensors, which detect and monitor a variety of disease biomarkers, for mobile phones would enable numerous POC applications allowing doctors to conduct diagnostic tests in remote settings and individuals to run simple medical tests without visiting a lab, improving the convenience, speed, and quality of medical diagnoses. While devices exist that use a part of the mobile phone for molecular tests, such as the camera [3–8], Bluetooth [9], proprietary ports [10–12], or the audio port [13,14], our intention was to develop a platform that integrates seamlessly with the smartphone by using sensitive electrochemical detection to forgo bulky external equipment typical of optical sensing methods and reducing redundant electronics in the peripheral that already exists on the phone. By focusing on making the peripheral more closely integrated with the mobile device and easier both to manage and carry around, a platform can be developed that can be more readily adopted by individuals and can encourage and promote adherence to frequent POC monitoring and testing.…”