Expansion of the advanced saliva collection tool that standardises samples through advanced filtered collection tip and eliminates common preparation steps and sample dilution will enable consumers easily collect the samples
Porex expands Saletto collection device. (Credit: PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay)
The Porex Life Sciences Institute has announced the expansion of its Saletto Oral Fluid Collection Device offering to include the genetic and genomic testing market.
According to the company, Saletto was originally launched in April 2021 and is the first saliva collection device with a filtration feature that reduces the viscosity of saliva samples.
Saletto will standardise the samples and eliminates common preparation steps and sample dilution to produce a ready-to-use sample.
It will also improve saliva-based diagnostics by delivering consistent, high-quality samples for greater testing accuracy, said the company.
Through the expansion, the company aims to help more individuals predict their risk of certain chronic diseases through easy access to advanced saliva collection technology.
Porex Life Sciences Institute president Avi Robbins said: “Experts around the world concur that genomic information is a vital resource to making informed medical decisions.
“The widespread availability of reliable tests like our oral fluid collection device can not only encourage more routine genetic testing, but also aid in more individualised disease treatment and prevention strategies that directly incorporate results.”
Porex designed its Saletto collection device to be placed into the user’s mouth where saliva is pushed into a soft collection pad to collect a targeted sample volume.
The device design makes it intuitive and easy to use, and a colour-change indicator is triggered to alert the user when the collection is complete.
People of all age groups can independently use the device, preventing any test hesitancy resulting from fear of needles or discomfort of spitting into a tube, said the company.
The company’s life sciences solutions build on its expertise in material science and porous technology, biological collection, size-exclusion filtration, and saliva collection media.
UCLA Centre for Oral/Head and Neck Research director David TW Wong said: “Resolving saliva sample variability and ensuring saliva tests can be incorporated into laboratory workflows is key to expanding the use of saliva testing.
“Saletto is a saliva collection device to reduce and standardise the viscosity of saliva samples, in an easy-to-use, at-home tool.”