Toley, BJ and Dsouza, A and Jangam, S (2019) A large-volume sputum collection and dry-storage device for tuberculosis molecular diagnostic testing. In: 23rd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2019, 27-31 October 2019, Basel; Switzerland, pp. 707-708.
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We report a device for collection and dry storage of sputum samples for downstream molecular diagnosis of tuberculosis. A specimen transportation device (SPECTRA-tube) was developed that can spread a large specimen volume (>1ml) over a paper membrane and dry the specimen rapidly within an enclosed device. The dried sample can be entirely recovered by rehydration and centrifugation, obviating the need for punching. The device consists of a funnel for sputum addition, a paper-and-plastic cassette that holds the sputum, and desiccant packs for drying, all packaged inside a 50-ml Corning tube. SPECTRA-tube is the first device of its kind for sputum dry-storage. © 2019 CBMS-0001.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper |
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| Publication: | 23rd International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2019 |
| Publisher: | Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society |
| Additional Information: | The copyright of this article belongs to Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Mechanical Sciences > Chemical Engineering |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Mar 2021 08:31 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Aug 2022 07:24 |
| URI: | https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/67503 |
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