This wearable automated blood sampling system is a unique, new technology to be used for collection and storage of blood samples with minimal blood loss.
The system is especially beneficial in studies where concentration or presence of analytes in blood needs to be determined frequently over the course of up to 24 hours; or where determination of analytes needs to be performed without disturbing or interfering with the free roaming test subject at the time of sampling; or where limited freedom to move, discomfort and stress associated with conventional blood sampling techniques would interfere with the purpose of the study or cause unwanted distress to the animal.
Indications for use could be pharmacokinetics and dynamics, physiology, patho-physiology studies in basic and applied research where analytes are non-volatile and can withstand drying and re-suspension before further analysis (e.g. HPLC, LC/MS, ELISA).