CN114395468A - Device for collecting pathogens of human respiratory diseases - Google Patents

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CN114395468A
CN114395468A CN202111598471.3A CN202111598471A CN114395468A CN 114395468 A CN114395468 A CN 114395468A CN 202111598471 A CN202111598471 A CN 202111598471A CN 114395468 A CN114395468 A CN 114395468A
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The invention discloses a device for collecting human respiratory disease pathogens, which is of a four-layer structure, wherein the first layer is a gel layer; the second layer is a protective layer, the third layer is a transparent substrate layer, and the fourth layer is a microfluidic layer; the protective layer is used for protecting the transparent substrate layer and the microfluidic layer so as to prevent the sample collected by the microfluidic layer from being polluted in the taking-out process; the gel layer or the device needs to be frozen before use, so that the temperature difference exists between the gel layer or the device and the exhaled gas, and the exhaled gas and the droplet solution are liquefied and deposited; the transparent substrate layer and the microfluidic layer are used for collecting a sample. In addition, a layer of solid culture medium can be adhered to the surface of the face-facing side of the transparent basal layer, so that the activity of pathogens can be maintained, and the pathogens can be directly detected after extraction or detected after subsequent further culture. The device can collect human respiratory tract samples at any time without the assistance of professional persons, is convenient and quick to use, and can collect the samples all the day and detect in time.

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Device for collecting pathogens of human respiratory diseases
Technical Field
The invention relates to a device for collecting human respiratory tract samples, in particular to a device for collecting human respiratory tract disease pathogens, which can be used for collecting respiratory tract samples of patients suffering from respiratory tract diseases and epidemic diseases.
Background
Currently, a known respiratory tract sample collection is a pharyngeal swab collection, in which epithelial tissues around the respiratory tract, i.e., samples of mucosal surfaces, are collected by using a cotton swab or the like and placed in a culture medium for collection. Although the collection scheme is generally applied to large hospitals and respiratory diseases detection processes and has high sensitivity, sample collection needs professional medical personnel, sample treatment also needs professional medical detection mechanisms, and most importantly, sample collection cannot be performed efficiently in large batch.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to overcome the problem of collecting samples in the prior stage, the invention provides a novel device for collecting pathogens of human respiratory diseases. The mask on the market at present is only limited to isolating pathogen infection between people and cannot collect pathogens for subsequent detection, but a set of multilayer device is designed and arranged on the mask based on the cold liquefaction of gas and aerosol breathed by people, the multilayer device can collect respiratory tract samples such as liquefied aerosol, spray and the like, the collected samples are adhered to the surface of a substrate, and spectral detection, mass spectrometry detection and the like can be directly carried out. Since the device is placed on the mask, a virus sample can be collected during wear. The device can be on a large scale, and respiratory track sample is collected to convenient and fast ground, and the device is with low costs moreover, easily promotes, and it is convenient to collect the sample, and repeatability is good.
The technical scheme adopted by the invention for solving the technical problems is as follows:
an apparatus for collecting pathogens of human respiratory diseases, said apparatus having a four-layer structure, a first layer being a gel layer; the second layer is a protective layer for protecting the third layer, the third layer is a transparent substrate layer, and the fourth layer is a microfluidic layer; in the multilayer structure, the above four layers can carry out rapid heat transfer, and the first layer or the whole device needs to be frozen before use, so that the device is kept at low temperature, and the device is prevented from being overhigh in temperature along with the increase of exhaled air; the first gel layer is far away from the face of a person, the temperature is lowest, the fourth microfluidic layer is closest to a respiratory tract, the temperature of aerosol and gas in the respiratory tract is higher, when the multilayer structure is encountered, the temperature of the multilayer structure is very low due to the heat transfer effect, the gas and the aerosol can be liquefied on the surface of the third layer, and the liquefied liquid is collected in the microfluidic layer. The protective layer and the gel layer of the device are peeled off and then placed in an instrument for detection.
In the above technical solution, the gel layer further comprises salt of alginic acid, water, agar, polysaccharide or starch.
Furthermore, the protective layer is made of various films such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride and the like.
Further, the material of the transparent substrate layer may be glass, plastic (such as polymethacrylate, polystyrene, polycarbonate, styrene acrylonitrile), synthetic resin, or other transparent materials.
Furthermore, the microfluidic layer is made of resin, plastic and other materials, such as polydimethylsiloxane, polymethacrylate, polystyrene, polycarbonate and styrene acrylonitrile.
The present invention also provides another device for collecting pathogens of human respiratory diseases. In the device, other structures are not changed, and a layer of solid culture medium which can be agar can be adhered to the surface of the transparent basal layer of the third layer facing to the face. If pathogens are present in human respiratory gases and aerosols, the collected pathogens may remain active in the solid medium. The detection can be carried out directly on the substrate or can be extracted and detected after subsequent further culture. When directly detecting, optical scattering, mass spectrometry detection after ionization and the like can be used based on the third layer of the substrate; when further extraction and detection are carried out, only the solid culture medium on the third layer structure needs to be washed and separated by an isotonic solution, and PCR and fluorescence methods are used for detection after culture.
The invention has the beneficial effects that:
the device can realize the collection of human respiratory tract samples at any time without the assistance of professional persons, is convenient and quick to use, and can collect the samples in all weather and detect in time.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the apparatus of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a microfluidic layer;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the assembly process of the device with a mask;
wherein, gel layer 1, protective layer 2, transparent substrate layer 3, microfluid layer 4.
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The device for collecting pathogens of respiratory diseases of human bodies according to the invention has a four-layer structure, the first layer of the device is a frozen gel layer, the second layer is a protective layer for protecting a transparent substrate layer of the third layer, and the fourth layer is a microfluidic layer, all layers of the multilayer structure can carry out heat transfer, the first layer is far away from the face of a human body, the temperature is lowest, and the fourth layer is nearest to the respiratory tract. The temperature of the aerosol and the gas in the respiratory tract are high, when the multilayer structure is encountered, the temperature of the multilayer structure is very low due to the heat transfer effect, the gas and the aerosol can be liquefied on the surface (the third layer surface) of the multilayer structure, and the liquefied liquid is collected in the microfluidic layer.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a microfluidic layer, wherein A-A1 is the thickness of the microfluidic layer, A1-C1-D1 is a collection port (the shape is big end down), a collection groove with any shape is arranged at the lower part of the microfluidic layer, droplets are collected by the collection port, and the droplets are mainly concentrated in the region after being liquefied.
The manufacturing and using processes of the device for collecting human respiratory disease pathogens are as follows:
(1) one material of quartz glass, organic plastic film, synthetic resin or the like is used as a transparent substrate layer, and the layer is a third layer;
(2) adhering a layer of plastic as a protective layer on the upper surface of the transparent substrate layer, wherein the layer is a second layer;
(3) adhering the frozen gel to the surface of the second layer to obtain a gel layer, wherein the frozen gel layer provides low temperature for the whole device, and the layer is the first layer.
(4) The fourth layer is a microfluidic layer, and the microfluidic layer (the fourth layer) and the transparent substrate layer (the third layer) form a sample collecting device for the respiratory tract gas and the aerosol after being liquefied in the presence of cold.
(5) The assembled multilayer structure device is arranged on a mask and is arranged at the position of a breathing valve of the mask, and then the mask can be used for collecting samples of a wearer wearing the mask.
The multi-layer structure is a detachable device, which can be replaced but not reused, and the sample collection service period is 1-6 hours.
The first layer, the second layer and the third layer have the same shape and can be in various shapes such as round, square, rectangular and the like.
The collecting groove below the fourth microfluidic layer can be Y-shaped, oval, semicircular, arc-shaped and the like.
In another embodiment of the present invention, an agar layer is adhered to the surface of the transparent substrate layer (third layer) and has a thickness of 1 nm to 1 cm. If pathogens are present in human respiratory gases and aerosols, the pathogens may remain active in agar solid media. During subsequent detection, the detection can be directly carried out on the substrate or can be extracted and detected after subsequent further culture. When directly detecting, optical scattering, mass spectrometry detection after ionization and the like can be used based on the third layer of the substrate; when further extraction and detection are carried out, only the solid culture medium on the third layer structure needs to be directly washed and separated by an isotonic solution, and PCR and fluorescence methods are used for detection after culture.

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1. A device for collecting pathogens of human respiratory diseases is characterized in that the device has a four-layer structure, wherein the first layer is a gel layer; the second layer is a protective layer, the third layer is a transparent substrate layer, and the fourth layer is a microfluidic layer; the gel layer or the device is required to be frozen before use, so that the device is kept at a low temperature; the protective layer is used for protecting the transparent substrate layer, so that the contact surface of the protective layer and the contact surface transparent substrate layer is not polluted; the transparent substrate layer and the microfluidic layer are used for collecting a sample.
2. The device of claim 1, wherein the microfluidic layer has a collection chamber for collecting respiratory gases and aerosols that liquefy upon contact with the transparent substrate layer.
3. The device for collecting pathogens of human respiratory diseases of claim 1 wherein the surface of the transparent substrate facing the face is adhered with an agar solid medium layer.
4. The device of claim 1, wherein the gel layer comprises one or more of salts of alginic acid, water, agar, polysaccharides or starch.
5. The device of claim 1, wherein the protective layer is a polyethylene, polypropylene or polyvinyl chloride film.
6. The device of claim 1, wherein the transparent substrate layer is made of glass, plastic or synthetic resin.
7. The device of claim 1, wherein the microfluidic layer comprises polydimethylsiloxane, polymethacrylate, polystyrene, polycarbonate or styrene acrylonitrile.
8. The device for collecting pathogens of human respiratory diseases of claim 1 wherein the device is attached to a breather valve of a mask, the device being removable from the breather valve of the mask.
9. The device of claim 1, wherein the gel layer is remote from the human face.
10. The device for collecting pathogens of human respiratory diseases of claim 1 wherein the protective layer and the gel layer of the device are peeled off and placed in an instrument for detection.
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