Non-invasive saliva-sampling device

Abstract

The invention relates to a non-invasive saliva-sampling device which comprises a porous substrate and a layer of an innocuous substance that is pleasing to the taste and which completely or partially surrounds the porous substrate. The device allows the non-invasive collection of saliva samples, with usefulness in areas such as ecology and wildlife management, clinical veterinary science, animal health or human health and physiology. [EN]

El objeto de la invención es un dispositivo de muestreo no invasivo de saliva que comprende un sustrato poroso y una capa de sustancia inocua y agradable al gusto que envuelve total o parcialmente el sustrato poroso. Permite la colección no invasiva de muestras de saliva, con utilidad en áreas como la ecología y el manejo de fauna silvestre, la veterinaria clínica, la 0 sanidad animal o la fisiología y salud humanas. [ES]