Biosample storage devices and methods of use thereof
First Claim
1. A sample carrier comprising an opening and a sample node, wherein the opening is configured to hold the sample node while providing a ventilation space to a surface of the sample node, and wherein the sample node is held by the opening.
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Abstract
The present invention provides sample collection, shipping, and storage devices and methods of using the same. These devices and methods are useful, for example, for collecting, shipping, and storing biological samples, such as blood, serum, buccal samples, tissue homogenates, or cell lysates in a dry state. The devices and methods facilitate the rapid drying of biological samples collected on the devices, thereby improving the quality of the stored sample, particularly the protein and small molecule components of the stored sample. The present invention further provides methods of recovering biological samples from such devices.
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- 1. A sample carrier comprising an opening and a sample node, wherein the opening is configured to hold the sample node while providing a ventilation space to a surface of the sample node, and wherein the sample node is held by the opening.
- 24. A sample carrier comprising an opening configured to hold a sample node while providing a ventilation space to a surface of the sample node.
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