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. 2025 May;17(9):579-582.
doi: 10.1080/17576180.2025.2501927. Epub 2025 May 7.

Integrating metering capabilities to increase the utility of self-collected, dried samples

Amanda Code  1 , Brandon T Johnson  2 , Charles R Mace  1
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Integrating metering capabilities to increase the utility of self-collected, dried samples

Amanda Code et al. Bioanalysis. 2025 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: DBS; DPS; Microsampling; assay; clinical; sample preparation.

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Conflict of interest statement

Amanda Code: No conflicts of interest to declare. Brandon T. Johnson: Former CEO of Boston Microfluidics, later known as Weavr Health. Has received payment for consultancy from multiple sample collection companies. Charles R. Mace: Receives payment for consultancy and holds equity in a company working to commercialize dried blood and dried plasma spot devices.

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