Absorbent Microbiopsy Sampling and RNA Extraction for Minimally Invasive, Simultaneous Blood and Skin AnalysisBenson U.W. Lei 1,2, Miko Yamada 1, Van L.T. Hoang 3, Paul J. Belt 4, Mark H. Moore 5, Lynlee L. Lin 2, Ross Flewell-Smith 1, Nhung Dang 1,2, Shoko Tomihara 2, Tarl W. Prow 1,2
1Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, 2Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, 3Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, 4Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Princess Alexandra Hospital, 5Australian Craniofacial Unit, Women's and Children's Hospital
In this article, we demonstrate how the absorbent microbiopsy technique is performed and how the sample can be used for RNA extraction for simple and simultaneous sampling of skin and blood in a minimally invasive manner.
