For blood collection, it is no longer necessary to undergo painful venipuncture, to involve phlebotomists and complex lab equipment, or to use dry ice and biohazard shipping to get the blood sample safely from the clinic to the lab for analysis.
Now, instead of getting poked in the arm with a big needle, there is minimally invasive finger-prick / finger-stick sampling to gather a tiny sample – a "microsample" – for research, clinical trials, patient monitoring, and more.
VAMS combines the best of DBS, or dried blood spot cards, and other dried blood collection methods, but VAMS overcomes or solves for their limitations (such as hematocrit bias, among many others).
Many researchers and clinical trial managers are embracing the Mitra device with VAMS technology for its utility in remote microsampling studies. The rise of microsampling is explained by several factors. It's convenient and easy to use, even for untrained participants self-collecting samples at home. It's economical, it saves money for lab directors and study managers.
The remote microsampling process is so smart and simple, nearly anyone can do it correctly with ease:
Why is this process so important? Microsampling, while absurdly simple, has numerous applications across science, drug research, health and wellness.
In Europe, important areas in which microsampling is having an impact is in remote therapeutic drug monitoring and remote patient monitoring.
Visit our Microsampling Library to read published articles from scientific and medical journals to learn how microsampling technology provides an important missing link in the patient monitoring ecosystem in England, France, and other European countries.
Learn how our microsampling devices and sample collection kits provide a secret weapon for those in pursuit of more patient-centric and value-based care.
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