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UTM Tube with NP Flocked Flexible Swab

UTM Tube with NP Flocked Flexible Swab

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UTM Tube with NP Flocked Flexible Swab

Whether nucleic acid detection or virus detection.

Universal Transport Medium (UTM) and NP Flocked Flexible Swab sampling swab play a great role.

NP Flocked Flexible Swab : Used to collect virus samples.Nasopharyngeal sample.

While virus preservation solution plays the role of preserving these virus samples.

which not only ensures the integrity of nucleic acid virus, but also facilitates the later detection accuracy.

How many Universal Transport Medium are there? What are the functions and differences?

At present, there are two kinds of Universal Transport Medium on the market, namely inactivated virus preservation solution and non inactivated virus preservation solution.

Inactivated Virus Transport Medium :Use to lyse and inactivate the virus.

It can protect the tester from the second infection of the virus.

Stored at room temperature for a relatively long time, saving the cost of virus samples and transportation.

The purpose of non inactivated virus preservation solution is to retain the protein shell of the virus and the nucleic acid DNA or RNA of the virus, so as to ensure the integrity of the nucleic acid of the virus sample in the process of submission for inspection.

Although there will be a certain infectious risk in case of misoperation, this preservation solution maintains the originality of the virus sample to the greatest extent and is a cultured virus transport medium.

Noted:long-term storage requires strict low-temperature storage after sampling.

Relatively speaking, the non inactivated virus preservation solution has higher requirements for the laboratory, higher sensitivity and more applications. But it is relatively easy to be infected.

As long as there are no problems in sampling and detection operations, there will be no risk problems.

How to select inactivated and non inactivated virus preservation solutions cannot be generalized, We should choose according to different needs, and the price determines the quality.

Don’t be greedy for small things and lose big ones.

About NP Flocked Flexible Swab

Features of Flocked Swab

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flocked Tip Swab

Flocked Tip Swab

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Flocked Tip Swab

What are the advantages of flocking as a sampling swab?

advantages of flocking as a sampling swab?

advantages of flocking as a sampling swab

When it comes to sexual sampling swabs, I believe you don’t feel strange at this time.

Because most of the detection tools used for nucleic acid detection are disposable sampling swabs.

Sampling swabs directly contact our human organs, such as nasal swabs and pharyngeal swabs for nucleic acid detection.

So the material selection of sampling head is very important, and the material of sampling head is closely related to subsequent detection. The sampling swab shall ensure the sampling amount and release amount, and the selected material shall not have substances that affect the subsequent detection.

Advantages of flocked swab

Flocked Tip Swab,Cell medical (Dongguan) Co. ,Ltd.

Flocked Tip Swab,Cell medical (Dongguan) Co. ,Ltd.

·Compared with the traditional winding swab, the amount of samples collected and released by flocked swab is three times higher, and it will not cause harm to human body.

·The sampling time of flocking swab is 3-5 seconds, which is fast and convenient to improve work efficiency.

Only by extracting samples faster can we complete the collection and analysis more efficiently.

·Moreover, through the directional friction effect of the brush fiber layer,effective collection of samples.

Therefore, the flocking swab is particularly conducive to the collection of trace DNA.

·A large number of clinical experiments show that compared with ordinary sterile cotton swabs, flocking swabs have a better effect on the collection and transportation of clinical microbial samples. This is especially true for those specimens that cannot be submitted for examination in time and placed for too long.

Vtm Swab | Virus Transport Medium with Sampling Swab

Vtm Swab | Virus Transport Medium with Sampling Swab

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Vtm Swab | Virus Transport Medium with Sampling Swab

Description:Vtm Swab :for collection of COVID-19, influenza virus, hand foot mouth, measles rubella, norovirus, rotavirus and related samples.

And stored at normal temperature for short time and transportation, and long time storage in -70 C refrigerator or liquid nitrogen environment.

What is the difference between the liquid in your virus transport medium (VTM) and the virus sampling tubes of other manufacturers?

A: we use the universal transport medium recommended by China Influenza Center and who.

The Upgraded from Hank’s solution, adding a variety of components such as HEPES, amino acids, glycerol and so on, which has better performance than Hank’s solution

The ability to maintain virus integrity.

The positive rate of PCR detection and virus isolation was higher than that of traditional Hank’s solution.

Vtm Swab | Virus Transport Medium with Sampling Swab

Vtm Swab | Virus Transport Medium with Sampling Swab

We made a comparative experiment according to the effects of temperature and storage time on the preservation of virus.

The experimental results are as follows: the virus can be isolated within 48 hours when the virus is preserved with cell medical virus preservation solution at 2-8 ℃ or room temperature.

Principle of virus collection and precipitation with flocking swab?

The unique structure of the top of the flocking swab can almost completely extract and precipitate a small amount of DNA. Therefore, the flocking swab has more obvious advantages in micro DNA collection.

(1) Sample collection effect is good:

(1)Through the directional wiping effect of brush fiber layer.

(2) More than 95% sample release rate,near surface of the brush fiber is conducive to collecting samples.

(3) The capillary movement between the nylon fibers at the top of the flocking swab forms a strong hydraulic pressure. To absorb liquid or cell samples.

terile Nylon Flocked Nasopharyngeal Swab

Sterile Nylon Flocked Nasopharyngeal Swab

We not only undertake the task of collecting samples from patients, but also collect avian influenza viruses in the external environment. What kind of sampling tube should we choose?

A: Our conventional products of virus transport media, with a liquid volume of 3.5ml.

To collect virus samples from clinical patients;

If you collect and transport avian influenza virus in the external environment for a short time.

We recommend that you use a virus transport medium with a liquid volume of 5ml or 6ml.

(the liquid volume can be customized).

 

Nasal Swabs for Sample Collection

Nasal Swabs for Sample Collection

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Nasal Swabs for Sample Collection

I believe many people are very curious.

There is already a throat swab.

Why do you have to do a Nasal swab?

In the actual anti epidemic work scene, in fact, medical staff have a set of scientific judgment basis for collecting oropharyngeal swabs or nasopharyngeal swabs.

Because the nose swab only needs to expose the nose during the sampling process, the probability of exposure to the virus environment is low.

For high-risk people, such as asymptomatic infected persons, entry personnel or suspected people being isolated.

Nucleic acid detection with nasal swabs can reduce the infection risk of collectors, and the psychological acceptance of samplers.

That is, medical personnel, is also higher.

For the nucleic acid detection and screening carried out in the community, due to the more emphasis on rapid screening, the use of oropharyngeal swabs is more convenient and fast.

If discomfort or slight bleeding occurs during the collection of nasopharyngeal swabs, it is generally not treated.

After a period of time, the discomfort will disappear automatically.

If it is really uncomfortable, it can be properly cleaned with normal saline.

But do not wash too much, too much cleaning may bring more pollution.

Why is flocking swab used in nasal swab PCR test？

In order to improve the swab collection efficiency and meet the needs of end consumers for high-quality products.

Cell medical’s Flocked swab came into being.

Innovative jet implanted nylon fiber technology to maximize the sampling efficiency of the sampling swab.

The nylon fiber is vertically and evenly attached to the surface of the swab head, greatly increasing the collection and release efficiency of cell and virus samples.

Improve the analysis sensitivity, no sample residue, speed up the sample processing process, and the unique breakable design of ABS plastic rod.

It is applicable to the collection of cervical, nasopharynx, oral throat, forensic samples, virus, DNA and other samples.

◆ upright nylon fiber is like a soft brush, which can collect more specimens.

The capillary action between nylon fibers enhances the load of aqueous samples, and the samples are concentrated on the surface of the swab, which is easier to elute.

◆ it has outstanding sample collection and release ability, can quickly adsorb micro samples, and has high release aging rate. The increase of the number of target cells is helpful to improve the sensitivity of rapid diagnostic test.

◆ flocked swab has obvious advantages in nasopharyngeal sampling and microbial sampling, especially in the collection effect of virus and DNA.

◆ 100000 class purified environment, strict production process conditions, and production under ISO13485 quality control and product CE requirements. No DNase and RNase, no endotoxin, no cell inhibitor.

 

 

Nasal Swab |nasopharyngeal swab sampling

Nasal Swab |nasopharyngeal swab sampling

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Nasal Swab |nasopharyngeal swab sampling .

People who have done nasal swab testing must be deeply impressed by the taste. The normal length of nasal swab is about 15cm, and it is almost 2 / 3 of the depth when collecting. Does the depth of this direct attack on the soul make your heart question: is our nose so deep?

In fact, the nasal cavity is far from the “superficial” nostrils we see.

Continue to go deep into your nostrils, and you will find that it is suddenly bright and unique.

Schematic diagram of nasopharyngeal sampling

Schematic diagram of nasopharyngeal sampling

Nucleic acid sampling is an important part of anti epidemic work.

It is very important to standardize the operation of sampling technology. It is necessary to standardize various sampling operations in order to provide a strong guarantee for the accurate report of subsequent nucleic acid detection.

How to correctly carry out nasopharyngeal swab sampling?

Nasopharyngeal swab collection method

Material preparation.

75% alcohol, wet towel, test tube rack, collection tube, hand disinfectant, nasopharyngeal swab, biosafety bag, collection bar code.

Operation preparation.

1.Prepare medical protective mask (N95), face screen / goggles, protective clothing and latex gloves.

2.Check the validity period and tightness of the acquisition tube; the virus preservation solution for discoloration and turbidity;  the validity period and packaging of nasopharyngeal swab.

Check the collected information.

1.Ask about recent nasal bleeding, obstruction, trauma, etc.

2.Drive the collection tube on the test tube rack.

3.Hand hygiene.

4.Sampling person: takes the seat, tilts his head back later, and pulls the mask to his lips.

5.Estimated acquisition depth (acquisition depth reference): generally half of the distance from the tip of the nose to the earlobe.

6.The operator stands on the side of the subject, and the swab handle is inserted into one side of the nostril in a direction parallel to the upper jaw.

A sense of resistance indicates that it reaches the nasopharynx; Rotate for one week, stay for 15 seconds, slowly take out the swab and insert it into the specimen preservation solution;

The head of the swab shall not touch hands and other objects, the swab shall be broken, the tail shall be discarded, and the cover of the sampling tube shall be tightened.

7.Hand hygiene.

8.Wipe the tube cover with an alcohol wet towel and conduct hand hygiene again.

9.Put the collection tube into the biosafety bag, seal the bag mouth, and put it into the second biosafety bag in the same way.

Nasal Swab |nasopharyngeal swab sampling

Nasal Swab |nasopharyngeal swab sampling

About flocked swab specimens

Nasopharyngeal sampling swabs are composed of nylon short fiber pile head and medical grade ABS plastic rod.

The nylon short fiber acts like a soft brush, which can effectively improve the collection of cellular material;

the capillary movement between the fibers forms a strong hydraulic pressure, thus ingesting the liquid sample;

at the same time, the sample clings to the surface of the swab and is easy to wash off.

Cell medical (Dongguan) Co., Ltd. Sterile flocked swabs collect and elute samples more effectively than any other disposable swabs on the market.

The high-quality fiber and swab physical manufacturing process produce sterile flocking swabs, which is an ideal choice for rapid diagnostic testing.

The rapid release of whole cells and the ability to better collect cells make these swabs the perfect specimen collection for any laboratory or research center.

The ideal collection device must be able to absorb and release samples and maintain their activity.

This is why flocking cotton swabs innovate sample collection equipment.

Sterile flocked swabs collect and retain sample vitality, provide better sample yield, and allow rapid release of samples into liquid media.

Attention

1.The insertion direction of the swab is perpendicular to the face of the subject, not along the nostril.

2.When there is resistance when the swab enters, it shall retreat slightly. Under the condition that the subject tolerates it, readjust the angle before continuing to insert, and do not insert violently.

 

Flocked Swabs |excellent absorption and elution ability

Flocked Swabs |excellent absorption and elution ability

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Flocked sampling swabs is a relatively new development trend of disposable sample collection equipment. As for flocked swab,their stable and reliable performance and excellent absorption and elution ability.

In order to improve the collection of samples, there are different types of flocking swabs. Such as pharyngeal swabs, gene detection swabs, forensic DNA detection swabs, gynecological cervical sampling swabs, microbial sampling swabs, etc. all flocked sampling swabs.

What is a nasopharyngeal flocked swabs?

The nasopharyngeal swab composed：a swab rod, a flocking swab cotton head.

Swab rod ：made of wood or PS or PP or ABS.

The sampling head of the swab shall be a flocked swab.

  •    To collect bacterial or virus samples from clinical pharynx, nasal cavity, ear canal or wound.
  •    Produced in 100000 level purification workshop and meet the requirements of ISO13485 quality system control and CE quality standard.
  •   This product can be EO or γ Irradiation sterilization.
  •   Single sterilization package and multiple sterilization packages are available.
Nasopharyngeal sampling_flocked swab

Nasopharyngeal sampling_flocked swab

How do you use a flocked swab?

Nasal swab collection method.

(1) Wet the swab in normal saline.

(2) Measure the distance from nostril to ear root with a swab and mark with your fingers.

(3) Insert the swab into the nostril in the direction perpendicular to the nose (face) until the finger touches the nose, keep the swab in the nose for 15-30 seconds, and then rotate it gently for 3 times.

(4) Put the swab into the virus preservation solution or transport medium, break the swab rod and place it completely in the tube.

(5) Tighten the pipe cover, mark it, put it in a plastic bag and seal it.

(6) If it is necessary to collect from two nostrils, one swab should be used respectively.

(7) Store at 4 ° C (short-term storage).

What is the reason for choosing flocked swabs?

The flocked swab provides the advantages of swab heads with different shapes.

Its rapid adsorption capacity and excellent release efficiency provide protection for limited or trace DNA.

It is especially suitable for the extraction of outdoor field and contact exfoliated cells.

The sampling swab is composed of nylon short fiber velveteen wool head and medical grade ABS plastic rod.

The function of nylon short fiber is like a soft brush, which can effectively improve the collection of cell materials;

The capillary movement between fibers forms a strong hydraulic pressure, so as to absorb the liquid sample;

At the same time, the sample is close to the swab surface and easy to elute.

The sampling swab of Dongguan Cell Medical company is a new type of medical sampling swab.

Innovative nylon fiber technology and high-tech spray planting technology.

It will not produce patient pain during collection.

Mouth Swab VS Nasal Swab

Mouth Swab VS Nasal Swab

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Mouth Swab VS Nasal Swab

Recently, COVID-19 is prevalent worldwide.

It is one of the most serious public health problems in the world.

The diagnosis of COVID-19 requires the combination of epidemiological history, clinical manifestations and laboratory examination, especially the examination of pathogenic pathogens.

It is an important basis for the diagnosis of New Coronavirus disease.

The diagnosis of COVID-19 needs to be checked by nucleic acid. If we can detect the virus, we can diagnose the disease.

The new crown vaccine is mainly used for the examination of the secretion. The most common method is to check the nasal swabs and mouth swabs.

The secretion of nasopharynx is used for nucleic acid detection. If there are positive findings, we can diagnose the disease.

There are certain differences between Mouth Swab VS Nasal Swab.

First, there are certain differences in the methods and parts adopted. Nasal swabs generally enter from the nasal cavity and take the secretions at the back of the nasopharynx, while pharyngeal swabs enter from the mouth to the throat and take local secretions for inspection, that is, the two enter in different ways.

Secondly, there are certain differences in the impact of nasal swabs and pharyngeal swabs on patients. Relatively speaking, nasal swabs are not easy to be accepted by patients. After entering the nasal cavity, they often need to enter a certain depth before they can effectively take samples. For patients, it may cause local discomfort. Pharyngeal swabs enter from the mouth and take secretions from the throat, It may also cause irritation such as nausea.

In addition, the positive rate of samples taken from pharyngeal swabs and nasal swabs is generally not much different, but for pharyngeal swabs, there may be some differences due to the influence of some oral factors.

However, at present, pharyngeal swabs are more widely used in clinic, and even some samples need to be collected together with pharyngeal swabs and nasal swabs, There is a certain possibility to improve the positive rate.

How to Obtain a Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimen

How to Obtain a Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimen

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How to Obtain a Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimen

As a non-invasive operation, nasopharyngeal swab sampling is the first choice for diagnosis, monitoring and differential diagnosis of New Coronavirus pneumonia. Its sampling randomness is high. However, the sampling personnel may have false-negative test results due to the different location, strength and time of scraping samples, which may have an adverse impact on the epidemic prevention and control. During the operation, the patient choked and splashed to produce an aerosol, which is very easy for medical staff to have occupational exposure.

This paper mainly explains in detail the protection of medical staff when collecting nasopharyngeal swabs, the collection, packaging and transportation of nasopharyngeal swabs, as well as the patient’s body position, operation methods, collection parts and precautions during specimen collection.

Effective communication and nurse-patient cooperation help the successful collection of nasopharyngeal swabs.

Before the operation, the degree of cooperation of patients should be effectively evaluated. Inform the patient of the collection purpose and precautions in advance.

Clinicians should be cautious if the patient has recent nasal trauma or surgery, a significant deviation of the nasal septum, or a history of chronic obstructive nasal patency or severe coagulation disease.

Standard protection is the foundation of successful nasopharyngeal swab collection

Operator preparation: first, wear protective clothing, wash hands with soap and water (or alcohol), and wear a pair of non-sterile gloves. Then, according to the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and prevention, wear an N95 or higher protective mask. Finally, wear a face mask to protect your face and eyes.

Swab Nasal Covid Sampling preparation: operating platform; Sampling materials, including nasopharyngeal test swab, VTM kits, inspection sheet and bar code, transport bag and hand disinfectant, to ensure the sterilization effect and validity period.

Obtain a Nasopharyngeal Flocked Swab Specimen

Obtain a Nasopharyngeal Flocked Swab Specimen

Nasal swab specimen collection method.

(1) Wet the flocked swab in normal saline.

(2) Measure the distance from nostril to ear root with a swab and mark with your fingers.

(3) Insert the swab into the nostril in the direction perpendicular to the nose (face) until the finger touches the nose, keep the swab in the nose for 15-30 seconds, and then rotate it gently for 3 times.

(4) Put the swab into the virus delivery medium, break the swab rod and place it completely in the tube.

(5) Tighten the tube cover, mark it, put it into the specimen bag and seal it.

(6) If it is necessary to collect from two nostrils, one swab should be used respectively.

(7) Store at 4 C or on ice (short term storage).

CDC recommends that all patients suspected of infection with COVID-19 use masks.

Ask the patient to take off the mask and wipe the nose with a paper towel to remove excessive secretions from the nasal cavity.

Remove the cotton swab from the package. Tilt the patient’s head back slightly so that the nasal tract is more accessible.

Let the patient close his eyes to reduce the slight discomfort caused by the operation.

Gently insert the swab into the nasopharynx along the nasal septum until resistance is felt.

Tips for nasopharyngeal swab sample collection.

The nasopharynx swab is inserted quickly. Do not hesitate. Some patients are intolerant to the operation of probing the nasopharyngeal swab into the nasal cavity, resulting in tears, foreign body feeling, etc. before the operation, ask the patients to inhale deeply in order to avoid choking and coughing.

When the cotton swab reaches the expected depth, do not continue to go deep, so as not to cause nasal mucosal damage and bleeding. During the stay, use finger strokes with the patient to read the seconds. It can distract attention, eliminate tension and motivate patients to ensure successful collection.

Never allow the patient to fully raise his head and bend the swab, which will lead to incorrect retention position of nasopharyngeal swab head and ultimately affect the accuracy of specimen collection results.

The operator can select the left / right side of the operator according to his left and right hands, and stand on the patient’s head and shoulder for operation. The patient’s head does not need to be biased to the opposite side. It is difficult to control the entry angle of the flocked swab when facing the side head, which may cause mucosal irritation. For patients with excessive tension, the operator can hold the patient’s hand and give comfort.

Quick questions and answers about nasopharyngeal swab sampling

1. Q: can carry out New Coronavirus test specimen collection personnel?

A: Qualified personnel with sampling skills after biosafety training.

2. Q: COVID-19 test specimen preferred?

A: Respiratory specimens.

Specific detection of

3. Q: infection in New Coronavirus includes?

A: Nucleic acid detection (nasal swab and pharyngeal swab); Virus isolation; Antibody detection.

4. Q: What are the key points of nasal swab collection?

A: Nasal swab: when the top of the swab reaches the posterior wall of the nasopharyngeal cavity, rotate it gently for one week.

5. Q: what respirator is used to collect COVID-19 respiratory specimens?

A: Masks N95 and above.

6. Q: how to disinfect hands after collecting samples?

A: After disinfection with disinfectant, take off the outer gloves, disinfect the inner gloves and wear new outer gloves.

7. Q: when taking off personal protective equipment, which of the following operations should be carried out first?

A: Spray disinfectant all over the body.

8. Q: What should we pay attention to when taking off conjoined protective clothing?

A: Ensure the contaminated surface of the conjoined protective clothing in the whole process, do not touch the inner clothing, and take off slowly and gently.

Contact us

Cell medical (Dongguan) Co., Ltd.
E-mail：flockedswabs@gmail.com
No. 98, Wusha street, Chang’an Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China.
Web：www.swabmanufacturer.com

Flocked Swab Meaning

Flocked Swab Meaning

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Flocked Swab Meaning

This article will introduce what is the flocked swab, the purpose of the flocking swab, the application of the COVID-19 flocked swab and the material of the flocked swab, etc. The flocked swab manufacturer introduces. Give you a comprehensive understanding of flocking swabs.

what is the flocked swab?

Flocked Swab Meaning

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the word “nasopharyngeal swab” has become a high-frequency word we talk about every day.

In recent months, the new crown pneumonia epidemic broke out again in countries all over the world. It’s worrying to watch the data released by WHO every day!!!

Flocked swab material

The flocked swab is made of nylon fiber flocking technology, and the front end is coated with nylon short fiber fixed vertically so that there is no absorption hole in the sampling area of the whole sampling swab, and the sampling sample will not be dispersed and retained in the fiber, which is conducive to faster and more efficient elution.

Traditional cotton swabs can not completely collect and elute samples while flocking swabs can elute 95% of samples. Therefore, the use of flocking swabs has great advantages for various sample collection applications.

The flocked swab is to deposit nylon fibres on the surface of the medical ABS rod in a certain direction through an electrostatic field to form a brush layer.

What is the purpose of flocked swabs?

Flocking swabs are the best choice for nucleic acid detection because they can better collect cell or biological samples at the collection site and release samples quickly.

Application: forensic medicine, DNA, microorganism, virus sampling, Oral swab, nasal swab etc.

What are flocked swabs used for in COVID-19?

The autumn and winter communication season is a period of the high incidence of common cold and influenza, and the most important means to control the epidemic situation is to select real patients with new crown pneumonia from a large number of respiratory tract patients.

At present, the most effective and widely used new crown sampling methods are nasopharyngeal swab and oropharyngeal swab sampling.

Flocked Swab Meaning _Application of flocking swab in COVID-19

Flocked Swab Meaning _Application of flocking swab in COVID-19

Nasopharyngeal swab collection method.

1. Keep the patient’s head still and remove the secretions on the middle surface of the anterior nostril;

2. Measure the distance from the nose tip to the earlobe with a swab and mark it with your fingers. Insert the swab into the nasal cavity in the direction perpendicular to the nose (face). When encountering resistance, it reaches the posterior nasopharynx, keeps the swab in the nose for 10 ~ 15 s, rotates it gently for 3 ~ 5 times, and take out the test flocked swab.

According to the American Society of Microbiology guidelines for the submission of clinical microbial specimens, the nasopharyngeal swab should be twisted on the nasopharyngeal mucosa, retained for 10-15 seconds, and then removed.

Feeling of nasal flocked swabs sampled by U.S. netizens.

netizens 01

netizens 01

It’s hard, and the tough guy still cries.

I have experienced both sampling methods.

It is not a painful cry, but a stress response caused by strong stimulation of the weak nasopharyngeal mucosa, with tears and tears.

netizens 02

netizens 02

No, as a girl, I don’t feel much about the nose swab sampling, except its excitement went to my head.

netizens 03

netizens 03

The more serious one is like eating mustard oil, and the lighter one is like blowing out your nose for several days.

Our netizens are so cute.

About oropharyngeal swab sampling.

oral swab sampling process_ Flocked Swab Meaning

oral swab sampling process_ Flocked Swab Meaning

Feeling of oral flocked swabs sampled by China's netizens.

Feeling of oral flocked swabs sampled by China’s netizens.

Pharyngeal(oral) swab: the collection process is faster (just a few seconds) and less painful, but you may feel nausea and vomiting, and some people have no obvious reaction.

As we are in the epidemic period, we should improve our awareness of self-protection when doing nucleic acid testing.

Flocked swab manufacturer introduces Cell medical (Dongguan) Co., Ltd.

Cell medical (Dongguan) Co., Ltd. is a comprehensive high-tech biotechnology enterprise.

We have invested a lot of scientific research strength to tackle key technical problems.

At present, our virus preservation tube and flocked swab have shown an irreplaceable role in the detection of new infectious diseases.

We support custom production, OEM and so on, and develop products with customers.

Welcome to leave a message for a consultation!

CONTACT US

Email:flockedswabs@gmail.com

What is a Nasopharyngeal Swab?

What is a Nasopharyngeal Swab?

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What is a Nasopharyngeal Swab?

COVID-19 Nucleic acid swab test  is a very effective and effective measure to prevent and control the new crown pneumonia epidemic.

The upper respiratory tract of human body includes nasal cavity, pharynx and throat.

That is to say, if people are infected with COVID-19, they can extract the nucleic acid of the virus in the nasal cavity, pharynx and larynx in 96 hours.

Therefore, we usually sample these locations in the rapid detection of new crown nucleic acids.

How to collect a nasopharyngeal swab?

Nasal swab sampling process

The first step is to collect secretions.

First, the medical staff will use a pharyngeal swab to wipe the subject’s nasal cavity or throat tonsils to collect salivary secretions.

nasal swab collection method

nasal swab collection method

The second step is to reserve samples.

After collecting the sample, immerse the nasopharyngeal swab in the preservation solution and screw on the tube cover to retain the sample.

The third step is to send samples for inspection.

Then, put the samples into clean sealed bags and send them to relevant parts for testing.

The fourth step is nucleic acid extraction.

Relevant departments will send the samples to the designated laboratory for nucleic acid extraction experiment.

Step 5: fluorescent PCR nasopharyngeal swab.

After collecting nasal samples, the experimenter uses fluorescent PCR to detect whether there is amplification reaction.

That is, to judge whether it is negative or positive.

Step 6:Finally, Receive test report.

Finally, according to the fluorescent PCR reaction results of nucleic acid detection, the nucleic acid detection vehicle inspection report is obtained, and I can query the results.

Sampling swab material

The sampling swab used for nasopharynx collection consists of a narrow rod made of a short plastic rod, one end of which is covered with an absorbent material. Such as cotton, polyester or flocked nylon.

The swab used for virus sampling should directly contact the sampling part.

The material of the sampling head is closely related to subsequent detection.

And the material requirements of virus sampling swab will be very high.

The virus sampling swab head shall be made of polyester (PE) synthetic fiber or artificial fiber.

Forbidden to use calcium alginate sponge or wooden swab (including bamboo stick).

However, calcium alginate and wood components can also absorb proteins after immersion in the preservation solution, and even inhibit the subsequent PCR reaction.

What are the advantages of using flocked sampling Nasopharyngeal swabs?

1. Flocked swabs provide better sampling.

Flocking swabs are a good choice for rapid diagnostic tests because they can better collect cells or organisms at the collection site and ensure the rapid release of the whole cell.

2. Enhanced diagnostic sensitivity.

Professional flocked technology turns each fiber into a velvet like swab, thus creating hundreds of thousands of contact points to better collect and release the collected samples.

Compared with non aggregated swabs, the increase in the number of target cells helps to improve the sensitivity of rapid diagnostic tests.

3. Rapid elution.

Their stable and reliable performance and excellent absorption and elution ability.

4. Easy handling and transportation.

sterilized and packaged separately, and the sterile swabs.