A computer vision based optical method for measuring fluid level in cell culture plates.

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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United States of America.

Published: September 2023

For a transparent well with a known volume capacity, changes in fluid level result in predictable changes in magnification of an overhead light source. For a given well size and fluid, the relationship between volume and magnification can be calculated if the fluid's index of refraction is known or in a naive fashion with a calibration procedure. Light source magnification can be measured through a camera and processed using computer vision contour analysis with OpenCV. This principle was applied in the design of a 3D printable sensing device using a raspberry pi zero and a camera.

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