title: Stabilized dried blood spot collection.
abstract: During the collection phase of the dried blood spot method, practitioners need to ensure that there is no smearing of the blood sample on the filter paper or else readings from it will be invalid. This can be difficult to accomplish in the field if there is relative motion between the site of blood discharge on the finger and the filter paper. In this article, a gyroscope stabilization method is introduced and demonstrated to provide consistent and improved dried blood spot collection within a circular guide region notwithstanding the presence of rocking.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Optics and Applied Mechanics, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.
authors.forename: Darren
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McMorran
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Optics and Applied Mechanics, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.
authors.forename: Dwayne Chung Kim
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: Monash Animal Research Platform, Experimental Animal Facility, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Toth
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, Centre for Translational Medicine, Singapore 117599, Singapore.
authors.forename: Oi Wah
authors.initials: OW
authors.lastname: Liew
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Optics and Applied Mechanics, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muradoglu
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Optics and Applied Mechanics, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia. Electronic address: engngtw@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Tuck Wah
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Ng
mesh_terms: D059788:Dried Blood Spot Testing / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans
keywords: Dried blood; Gyroscope; Rocking; Stabilization