Innovative design of 3D-printed nasopharyngeal pediatric swab for COVID-19 detection
- Ameerah Alazemi
- Ghadeer AbdulHussain
- Abdullah Alawwam
- Ali Al-Shatti
- Mohammad Alghounaim
- Sulaiman Almazeedi
- Sarah Al Youha
- Salman Al-Sabah
Publication date
August 2021
DOI Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC Journal
3D Printing in MedicineAbstract
Abstract 3-dimensional (3D) printing technology provides a solution to meet the high demand for producing adult nasal swabs. A smaller, more flexible nasopharyngeal swab needs to be developed for children and infants suspected of having coronavirus. The information shared here presents a novel 3D-printed pediatric swab for the purpose of collecting upper respiratory clinical specimens
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