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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2017
Diomics Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Jeff Morhet, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Thomas Kindt, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Franco Ferrari, La Jolla, CA (US);
Vasana Maneeratana, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Frederic Zenhausern, Fountain Hills, AZ (US);
Sean Grandfield, Boston, MA (US);
Beverly L. Wolgast, San Diego, CA (US);
Alistair McIntyre, San Diego, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
Collection devices and kits for biological sample collection include a biologic sample collection device having a hydrophilic swab matrix that includes a modified polycaprolactone (PCL). Methods of production and use thereof are also described herein. The biologic sample collection devices, kits and methods described herein are used to collect a biologic sample (e.g., blood, buccal cells, etc.) and to enable extraction of nucleic acids (e.g., DNA) from that biologic sample so that the nucleic acids can be analyzed (e.g., sequencing and subsequent analyses of DNA).