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. 1970 Jun;68(2):273–282. doi: 10.1017/s0022172400028734

An adhesive surface sampling technique for airborne viruses

G Thomas
PMCID: PMC2130810  PMID: 4317107

Abstract

A mixture of sucrose, glycerol and bovine serum albumin produces a stable coating in a Petri dish which remains adhesive for up to an hour when exposed in a slit sampler. Virus aerosols can be collected on this surface followed by the direct addition of cell cultures to demonstrate the presence of viable virus. The technique is applicable to the Andersen sampler. A modified version of this sampler has been produced with the same particle collection efficiency as the standard Andersen sampler. The plaque counts obtained by the adhesive surface sampling technique are believed to give an indication of the number of particles collected bearing viable virus.

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