DEVICE FOR COLLECTING MICROBIAL GROWTH FROM A SEMI-SOLID SURFACE

DEVICE FOR COLLECTING MICROBIAL GROWTH FROM A SEMI-SOLID SURFACE

A device for collecting a biological sample from a semi-solid surface. The device has a shaft with a proximate end and a distal end and a tip integrated with the shaft at the proximate end. The tip has a surface adapted to collect microorganisms thereon or release microorganism from, or both, wherei...

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Hauptverfasser: SINGELYN, Jennifer, YEH, Ming-hsiung, LANGHOFF, Brian, Reuben, WILES, Timothy, Mark, LIVINGSTON, Dwight, TUCKER, Sean, PATEL, Vikram, FOX, William, Alan, BRASCH, Michael, A
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MEASURING
PHYSICS
TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:A device for collecting a biological sample from a semi-solid surface. The device has a shaft with a proximate end and a distal end and a tip integrated with the shaft at the proximate end. The tip has a surface adapted to collect microorganisms thereon or release microorganism from, or both, wherein the adapted surface comprises, at least one feature to increase surface area of the tip and collect microorganisms thereon. Examples of such features include microfeatures with dimensions of about 1000µm or less. Other examples include a pipette tip.