Swab Sample Transfer for Point-Of-Care Diagnostics: Characterization of Swab Types and Manual Agitation Methods

• Nuttada Panpradist,

  Affiliation Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

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• Bhushan J. Toley,

  Affiliation Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

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• Xiaohong Zhang,

  Affiliation Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

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• Samantha Byrnes,

  Affiliation Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

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• Joshua R. Buser,

  Affiliation Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

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• Janet A. Englund ,

  * E-mail: janet.englund@seattlechildrens.org (JAE); blutz@uw.edu (BRL)

  Affiliations Program in Infectious Diseases, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, United States of America, Department of Pediatrics, Seattle Children's Research Institute, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

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• Barry R. Lutz

  * E-mail: janet.englund@seattlechildrens.org (JAE); blutz@uw.edu (BRL)

  Affiliation Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

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