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ArticleJournal of materials science. Materials in medicine2022

3D-printed swab with cover for precision diagnosis.

Fan Huang, Kewei Song, Yue Jiang, Kayo Hirose, Shinjiro Umezu

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Article in Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Fan HuangDepartment of Modern Mechanical Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.
Kewei SongDepartment of Modern Mechanical Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.
Yue JiangDepartment of Modern Mechanical Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.
Kayo HiroseDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Relief Center, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Shinjiro UmezuDepartment of Modern Mechanical Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. umeshin@waseda.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2146-5344
Waseda University · JPUniversity of Tokyo Hospital · JP

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 20H02108
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The collection capacity of common nasopharyngeal swabs and irregularities of medical personnel limit the accuracy of PCR testing. This study describes a newly designed 3D-printed swab that is combined with a 3D-printed cover to prevent the extraction of undesired nasal secretions. This swab improved the accuracy of PCR test results. The results of a series of experiments showed that, because of the mucus extraction effect, 3D-printed swabs can replace ordinary cotton swabs. The crisis of the worldwide medical supply shortage can be ameliorated to a certain extent by applying 3D printing technology.

Indexed as

Biocompatible MaterialsBiomechanical PhenomenaComputer SimulationCOVID-19COVID-19 Nucleic Acid TestingEquipment DesignFinite Element AnalysisHumansMaterials TestingNasopharynxPrinting, Three-DimensionalResins, SyntheticSafetySpecimen HandlingTensile StrengthTextilesBiocompatible MaterialsResins, Synthetic

Identifiers

PMID34982267
PMCPMC8724228
OpenAlexW4206434857

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