What is the difference between the cervical swab and the traditional sampling swab?

What is the difference between the cervical swab and the traditional sampling swab?

We all know cotton swabs, but maybe we don’t know about flocking sampling swabs. This article will discuss with you what is flocking swab and the advantages of flocking swab over cotton swab.

What is the difference between the new cervical sampling swab and the traditional sampling swab?

The new cervical sampling swab is made of nylon flocking material. The traditional sampling swab is made of cotton. So what is a flocking swab? And what are the advantages of the new cervical sampling swab over cotton swabs.

Flocking refers to the process of applying multiple lengths of fibers to the surface of the adhesive coating; if the head of the cotton swab is flocked, it is a flocking swab.
It is a disposable sampling swab composed of nylon short fiber pile head and ABS plastic rod. Used for oral, nasopharynx, sampling, cervicovaginal sampling, laboratory testing, etc.

If the collection of cervical swab nucleic acid test specimens is not standardized, it may cause “false negative” results and delay treatment for patients.
Then, the cervical swab test specimens are collected from different parts of the human body;