microsampling
Taking minute specimens
Microsampling is collecting very small quantities of material for analysis—typically blood or other biological fluids.
In clinical and research settings, microsampling techniques like dried blood spots require only a finger prick rather than a full venous draw: Microsampling makes at-home testing practical.
The term also appears in audio production, where it refers to sampling extremely short sound fragments.
Body's oxygen carrier
- capillarySmallest blood vessel
- driedStripped of moisture
- spotMark or location
- cardStiff paper rectangle
specimen · collection · volume · matrix · fingerprick · lancet · plasma · serum
Hereditary code molecule
- RNAGene expression molecule
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- cellularComposed of small units
- tissueDisposable soft paper
single-cell · sequencing · amplification · genetic · molecular · epigenetics · biobanking · preservation
Accuracy of measurement
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- specificityExactness of detail
- measurementDetermining size or amount
quantification · repeatability · consistency · validation · sensitivity · reproducibility · standardization · analytical
Science of poisons
- metabolitesChemicals from bodily processes
- biomarkersMeasurable disease indicators
- assayCompositional evaluation procedure
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
chromatography · quantitative · qualitative · concentration · therapeutic · AUC · clearance · absorption
blood
Body's oxygen carrier
card · specimen · collection · volume · matrix · fingerprick · lancet · plasma · serum · volumetric
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
tissue · single-cell · sequencing · amplification · genetic · molecular · epigenetics · biobanking · preservation · degradation
precision
Accuracy of measurement
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- specificityExactness of detail
measurement · quantification · repeatability · consistency · validation · sensitivity · reproducibility · standardization · analytical · miniaturization
toxicology
Science of poisons
- metabolitesChemicals from bodily processes
- biomarkersMeasurable disease indicators
- assayCompositional evaluation procedure
validation · chromatography · quantitative · qualitative · concentration · therapeutic · AUC · clearance · absorption · distribution