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US 2018/0273914 A1Published application
Device and method of collection for rna viruses
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsErik Leeming Kvam, Robert Scott Duthie, John Richard Nelson
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Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to a method and device for inactivation and dry storage, under ambient conditions, of a biological sample containing RNA virus. Methods for collecting and recovering RNA from a biological sample and subsequent analysis for a virus are also provided.
Claims7
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A collection device for inactivation and dry storage of a biological sample containing an RNA virus without degradation of viral RNA, the device comprising:
- providing a non-dissolvable, dry, solid matrix incorporated with a composition, the composition comprising at least one protein denaturant, at least one acid or acid-titrated buffer reagent impregnated therein in a dry state;
- a frame for holding the dry solid matrix;
- and
- a storage sleeve capable of encasing the frame and dry solid matrix after collection of the sample.
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