Sample collection and analysis system

Abstract

A sample collection system includes a housing comprising an air inlet constructed to receive an exhalation airflow; a porous sample collection media disposed within the housing; an airflow path extending from the air inlet through the porous sample collection media; a liquid reservoir in fluid communication with the porous sample collection media, constructed to direct liquid onto the porous sample collection media, the liquid reservoir including: a volume housing the liquid; an opening; and a removable tab sealing the opening; and an assay constructed to receive an eluted sample from the porous sample collection media. A method of collecting and testing a sample includes flowing exhalation air through the porous sample collection media to form a captured sample; releasing a metered dose of liquid onto the porous sample collection media to elute the sample onto the assay; and observing a test result on the assay.

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