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

Claim 23:
24. A method for determining a biological material profile of a target skin site of a subject, the method comprising:
(a1) providing a first set of adhesive tapes, which comprises a first set of biological materials from stratum corneum of a target skin site of a subject;
(a2) analyzing for the presence of at least one microbial biological material from the first set of the biological materials;
(b1) providing a second set of adhesive tapes, which comprises a second set of biological materials from an epidermis layer below stratum corneum of the target skin site of the subject, wherein the second set of the biological materials is collected after collection of the first set of the biological materials; and
(b2) analyzing for the presence of at least one host biological material from the second set of the biological materials;
wherein each of the adhesive tapes in the first set and the second set comprises a water-soluble adhesive layer attached to a substrate.