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

Claim 24:
25. 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 target skin site to adhere to the first set of the adhesive tapes; and
(b) after step (a), contacting 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;
(c) analyzing the first set of the biological materials for the presence of at least one microbial biological material from the first set of adhesive tapes; and
(d) in a step separate from step (c), analyzing the second set of the biological materials for the presence of at least one host biological material from the second set of 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.