1. Amies Liquid Transport Swab—Product Overview

The Amies liquid transport swab is designed to preserve and protect a clinical sample’s specimen during shipping and storage. The specimen collection device comes with a screw cap tube filled with Amies liquid medium alongside rayon or flocked tips. Amies transport medium permits the specimen to sustain and promotes the retrieval of certain anaerobic and aerobic microbes and some viruses during lab examination.

Specimen Collection Container

Tube material: Medical-grade polypropylene.

Flocked or rayon tips: Swab tips are free from inhibitory substances.

Sterility: Gamma-irradiated or EO sterilized.

Packaging: Individual sterile pouch.

Compliance: CE and ISO13485 certified.

1. Comparative Benefits of Swabs Viral Transport Medium

Our viral transport medium swabs are designed to outperform general transport swabs when it comes to:

Sample protection: Three-layer barrier to provide leak-proof, contamination-proof, and tampering-proof protection of the sample material.

Optimal materials: Tested medical-grade, BPA-free polypropylene tubes and non-toxic medium formula.

Versatile swab options: Nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal, and other sample types flexible swab options.

Shelf life: Permits prolonged storage of the sample without compromising the sample’s viability due to stable medium composition.

Labeling: Clear labeled, graduated tubes allow for easy identification of and writeable space for the sample.

1. Amies Gel Transport Swab — Uses in Pathology and Other Medical Uses

The Amies gel transport swab is ideal for use in clinical settings, pathology, and microbiology.

Pathology departments: For the aerobic transport of microbiology biopsy-associated cultures.

Medical consumables sector: Transfers for specimens and specimens inter-departmental transport for specimens in hospitals and clinics.

Microbiology: Aids in the aerobic transport of bacteria in situations where liquids would otherwise pose a spill risk.

Public health surveillance: Assists in field sampling for monitoring of bacteria in the population for surveillance of outbreaks.

1. What Sets Jiangsu Huida Apart — Amies Liquid Transport Swabs Gel and Other Offerings 

Over 20 years in the business, Jiangsu Huida is a medical consumables industry transport swab leader and manufacturer. Gel transport swabs, Amies liquid and viral transport swabs are manufactured under strict quality and batch control in ISO13485-certified facilities. Through the use of quality raw materials, advanced automation, and proprietary manufacturing techniques, Huida boasts impeccable absorption, secure seal, and sterility for the transport swabs. Trusted and relied upon by hospitals, laboratories, and research institutions, Huida provides competitively priced products with global export capabilities, custom solutions, and unmatched value.

1. Transport Swab Related Questions

Q1: For how long is a sample preserved in an Amies liquid transport swab viable?

A1: Bacterial samples remain viable for around 48-72 hours when kept at recommended storage temperatures.

Q2: Is it possible to use a viral transport medium swab for testing COVID-19?

A2: They are compatible with RT-PCR and antigen testing for SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Q3: In what ways are Amies liquid and Amies gel transport swabs different?

A3: Amies liquid is more suitable for large volume laboratory processing, whereas Amies gel is better for field collection due to its stability.