Patent ID: 11911012
Assignee: CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
Field: Biotechnology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  C | IPC A  C

Claim 0:
1. A non-invasive method for collecting biological materials from the skin of a subject, the method comprising:
(a) contacting a target skin site of a subject with each of a first set of adhesive tapes, one following another, to allow a first set of biological materials from stratum corneum of the subject the target skin site to adhere to the first set of the adhesive tapes; and
(b) contacting, after (a), the same target skin site of the subject with each of a second set of adhesive tapes, one following another, to allow a second set of biological materials from an epidermis layer below stratum corneum of the target skin site to adhere to the second set of the adhesive tapes;
wherein each of the adhesive tapes in the first set and the second set comprises a water-soluble adhesive layer attached to a substrate.