Terry Young,Timothy Templet,Paul Dube,Todd Dixon,Armand F. Lewis,Yong K. Kim
申请号：
US14969536
公开号：
US10094744B2
申请日:
2015.12.15
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要：
Swabs, materials and methods of making same, include randomly arranged sea-island bicomponent fibers. According to certain embodiments, swabs and methods of using such swabs are provided so as to collect and release a biological sample comprising a flock fiber tipped applicator wherein the flock fibers are sea-island bicomponent fibers attached to an end portion of the applicator with an adhesive selected from the group consisting of a photocurable acrylic adhesive and a polyurethane adhesive, the bicomponent fibers being structurally stable in water and the sea component of the bicomponent flock fibers being intact.
