What is a flocked swab?

The so-called flocking is actually the process of applying multiple lengths of fresh flavor to the surface of the adhesive coating, and if the head of the swab is flocked at this time, then we call it a flocked swab.

Flocked swab, is a disposable sampling swab consisting of a nylon short fiber lint head and abs plastic rod.

What is the use of flocked swabs?

Flocked swabs are mainly used for oral nasopharyngeal sampling, cervical vaginal sampling, and laboratory testing.

Of course, according to different uses can also be divided into pharyngeal swabs, oral swabs, DNA swabs, cervical swabs, similar to the above classification, only will be slightly different, mainly for laboratory testing centers and hospital use.

What are the advantages of flocked swabs?

Flocked swabs are made using nylon fiber flocking technology, with the front end coated with short nylon fibers held in a vertical fashion, making the entire collection area of the swab free of absorption holes, so that the sample is not dispersed and retained in the fibers, facilitating faster and more efficient elution.

To limit damage to the sample and improve the accuracy of the assay, the swab is made of completely inert components. This makes flocked swabs ideal for PCR work, as they are biocompatible and ideal for PCR work.

Precautions when using flocked sampling swabs for collection.

1、Be careful that hands and other objects do not touch the sampling head to avoid contamination of the sampling head and affect the sampling results;

2, in the 30 minutes before sampling, pay attention not to smoke, do not drink, and do not eat, this point should be noted, otherwise it will also cause a relatively large impact on the sampling results;

3, sampling swabs are disposable supplies, can not be used twice, if found in the case of broken packaging, must not use, such products will not only affect the sampling results, but also in the adoption process will cause certain problems to the sampled.