BS-19 Testing Using Nanofiber Swabs

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There are videos going around showing what's on the swabs for the testing for COVID. It's pretty scary stuff actually. I've just been passed on this article here from the American Chemical Society publications. It's not long I read it out. Ultra-absorb tube nanofiber swabs for improved collection and test sensitivity of SARS, cough, and other biological specimens. Abstract following the COVID-19 outbreak swabs for biological specimen collection worth rust to the forefront of healthcare materials. Swabs sample collection and recovery are vital for reducing false negative diagnostic tests, early detection of pathogens and harvesting DNA from limited biological samples. In this study we report a new class of nanofiber swabs tipped with hierarchical 3D nanofiber objects produced by expanding electro-spun membranes with the solids of revolution inspired gas farming technique. Nanofiber swabs significantly improve absorption and release of proteins, cells, bacteria, DNA, and viruses from solutions and surfaces. From nanofiber swabs in SARS-CoV-2 detection reduces the false negative rates at two viral concentrations and identifies SARS-CoV-2 at 10 times lower viral concentration compared to flocked and cotton swabs. The nanofiber swabs show great promise in improving test sensitivity, potentially leading to timely and accurate diagnosis of many diseases, supporting information, and ultra-absorbent nanofiber swabs for improved collection. Well, there it is. There it is. That's what they're sticking to. They're good eyes or up your nose. The swabs have got nanofiber on it. So there's proof. There's proof it's not just a cotton swab to get a sample of your saliva or whatever. There's more to it. There is more to it.