Ultra-absorptive nanofiber swabs could improve SARS-CoV-2 test sensitivity (IMAGE)

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Ultra-absorptive nanofiber swabs could improve SARS-CoV-2 test sensitivity

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A new type of nanofiber swab could improve sample collection and test sensitivity for SARS-CoV-2 and other biological specimens; ruler at left shows centimeters.

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Adapted from <i>Nano Letters</i> <b>2021</b>, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c04956

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