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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2007
Thomas Hanselle, Hilden, DE;
Markus Sprenger-haussels, Hilden, DE;
Christian Lenz, Hilden, DE;
Daniel Groelz, Hilden, DE;
Uwe Oelmueller, Hilden, DE;
Thomas Hanselle, Hilden, DE;
Markus Sprenger-Haussels, Hilden, DE;
Christian Lenz, Hilden, DE;
Daniel Groelz, Hilden, DE;
Uwe Oelmueller, Hilden, DE;
Preanalytix GmbH, Hombrechtikon, CH;
Abstract
The invention relates to a system for collecting a biological sample comprising a container having at least one open end, a closure fitting on or in said at least one open end, a holding element connected to said closure and a solid matrix on which said biological sample is deposited, and optionally at least one processing agent, wherein said solid matrix is at least partially transferable into a liquid or dissolved state by changing at least one physico-chemical property of the environment of said matrix without disintegration of the biomolecules comprised in said biological sample deposited on said matrix.