MW108 DRYSWAB™ Standard Tip Wooden Shaft

DRYSWAB™ Range

Medical Wire have been making the Dry Swabs for 70 years. These are the fundamental tools used to collect specimens or samples for analysis, or simply to transfer materials during a diagnostic procedure.

Traditionally, the bud on the swab has consisted of a spun fibre such as cotton, rayon, polyester or calcium alginate wound round the end of the shaft which would be wood, plastic or wire. In recent years, novel bud materials have been introduced, such as soft cellular polyurethane foam, or flocked fibres which can give improved uptake and release of specimens. Medical Wire have extensive ranges of swabs utilising either spun fibres, cellular foam, or multifilament flock fibres, with something suitable for many applications.

MWE’s DRYSWAB™ range of products are now manufactured in the only fully automated state-of-the-art facility without any human handling.

This means it reduces the possibility of any microbial or nucleic acid contamination.

All our DRYSWAB™ are CE marked and CLSI-M40-A2 compliant. They are also FDA approved. MWE DRYSWAB™ are known worldwide for their excellent quality and ability to absorb and release microorganisms effectively for diagnostics.

Product Categories: Clinical, Dryswabs, Environmental, Food & Pharma, Forensic, Obs & Gynae, Research, Veterinary

Industry Categories: Clinical, Environmental, Food & Pharma, Forensic, Industries, Obs & Gynae, Research, Veterinary

Recommended applications

Clinical microbiology, Veterinary, Genetics, Environmental Sampling, Forensic

Swab types - Peel Pouch and Labelled Tubes

DRYSWAB™ in Peel Pouches:

Individual or multiple swabs are packed sterile and ready to use within an easy open tamper evident peel pouch. These are especially suitable where the specimen is to be tested immediately or transferred to another transport container, perhaps as part of a test kit. Each peel pouch has product and batch details printed for reference and traceability.

DRYSWAB™ in Labelled Tubes:

Each swab comes self–contained and ready to use with its own tube for easy transport to the laboratory.
The swab is mounted in the tube plug which serves as a convenient holder so there is no need for direct handling of the swab. Each tube and cap assembly is sealed with a tamper evident label for assurance of sterility and which includes the batch details for traceability. The caps are colour coded according to the type of swab.

Bud types

Rayon:

Rayon, also known as Viscose, is a processed form of cellulose and has been found to be particularly suitable for the recovery of microorganisms. The texture is similar to that of cotton, but it has none of the fatty acids or other substances that can be inhibitory to fastidious bacteria. It has also been shown to be compatible with many molecular based diagnostic tests. Rayon buds are used on most of our transport swabs.

Polyester:

Polyester (often referred to as Dacron) is a completely synthetic material. It is frequently specified for use in particular molecular tests, as the non-biological nature ensures no interference or reactions.

Foam:

This soft sponge-like material has a regular cellular matrix. Uptake of microorganisms and other sample materials can be easily acquired from the area that’s being sampled. The structure of this swab bud allows for complete absorption & release of sample into transport media or reagents.

Flock:

With our superior quality flock swabs, the bud is formed by a layer of tiny multifilament polyester fibres of varying lengths, increasing the effective surface area of the swab. For the flock range please go to the Superior quality flock page.

Product Codes - Swab in Peel Pouch

Code	Description	Bud type	Shaft type	Flexibility	Breakpoint	Pack size
MW015	DRYSWAB™ Standard Tip	Rayon	Plastic	No	79mm	1250
MW112	DRYSWAB™ Standard Tip	Rayon	Plastic	No	No	1250
MW113	DRYSWAB™ Fine Tip	Rayon	Plastic	Yes	No	1250
MW151	DRYSWAB™ ENT	Rayon	Straight Wire	No	No	1250
MW153	DRYSWAB™ ENT	Rayon	Twisted Wire	Yes	No	1250
MW155	DRYSWAB™ Pernasal	Rayon	Ultrafine Twisted Wire	Yes	No	1250
MW112D	DRYSWAB™ Plastic Shaft This product is: Build to Order with a 6–8 week lead time and minimum order value.	Polyester	Plastic	No	No	1250
MW151D	DRYSWAB™ ENT Straight Wire	Polyester	Straight Wire	No	No	1250
MW940	FOAM SWAB® Standard Tip	Foam	Plastic	No	No	1250
MW940/79	FOAM SWAB® Standard Tip	Foam	Plastic	No	79mm	1250
MW940R	FOAM SWAB® Red Shaft	Foam	Plastic	No	No	1250
MW943	FOAM SWAB® Mini Tip	Foam	Plastic	Yes	85cm	1250
MW944	FOAM SWAB® Duo	Foam	Plastic	No	No	1250
MW945	FOAM SWAB® Standard + Mini Tip	Foam	Plastic	No/Yes	No/85mm	1250
MW108	DRYSWAB™ Standard Tip	Cotton	Wood	No	No	1250
MW108/2	DRYSWAB™ 2 per pouch	Cotton	Wood	No	No	600
MW108/5	DRYSWAB™ 5 per pouch	Cotton	Wood	No	No	500
MW108/10	DRYSWAB™ 10 per pouch	Cotton	Wood	No	No	300
MW108/20	DRYSWAB™ 20 per pouch This product is: Build to Order with a 6–8 week lead time and minimum order value.	Cotton	Wood	No	No	100

Product Codes - Swabs with labelled tubes

* Products with an asterisk do not have different colour caps, no plug or tamper evident seal. They are however
in a peel pouch.

Code	Description	Bud type	Shaft type	Flexibility	Breakpoint	Pack size
325001*	DRYSWAB™ Standard Foam Σ–Tube®	Foam	Plastic	No	79mm	100
325002*	DRYSWAB™ Standard Flocked Σ–Tube®	Flock	Plastic	No	79mm	100
325003*	DRYSWAB™ Standard Rayon Σ–Tube® This product is: Build to Order with a 6-8 week lead time and minimum order value.	Rayon	Plastic	No	79mm	100
325004*	DRYSWAB™ Standard Dacron Σ–Tube®	Dacron	Plastic	No	79mm	100
325005*	DRYSWAB™ Mini Tip Foam Σ–Tube®	Foam	Plastic	Yes	78mm	100
325006*	DRYSWAB™ Mini Tip Flocked Σ–Tube®	Flock	Plastic	Yes	78mm	100
MW100	DRYSWAB™ Fine Tip Σ–Tube®	Rayon	Plastic	Yes	No	100
MW1028	DRYSWAB™ Standard Tip	Rayon	Plastic	No	No	800
MW142	DRYSWAB™ ENT	Rayon	Straight Wire	No	No	400
MW160	DRYSWAB™ Perenasal	Rayon	Ultrafine Twisted Wire	Yes	No	400
MW1028D	DRYSWAB™ Standard Tip	Polyester	Plastic	No	No	800
MW941	FOAM SWAB® Standard Tip	Foam	Plastic	No	No	400
MW946	FOAM SWAB® Mini Tip	Foam	Plastic	Yes	78cm	400
MW130	HOSPISWAB™ Albumin Coated Tip	Albumin Coated	Wood	No	No	800
MW1048	DRYSWAB™ Wood Stick	Cotton	Wood	No	No	800
MW1048J	DRYSWAB™ Wood Stick Jumbo Bud	Cotton	Wood	No	No	800

Product Codes - Applicator Swabs

Code	Description	Bud type	Shaft type	Flexibility	Breakpoint	Pack size
MW116	DRYSWAB™ Wood Stick Non–sterile	Cotton	Wood	No	No	5000
MW116S	DRYSWAB™ Wood Stick Sterile	Cotton	Wood	No	No	5000
MW118	DRYSWAB™ Plastic Stick Non–sterile	Rayon	Plastic	No	No	5000
MW118S	DRYSWAB™ Plastic Stick Sterile	Rayon	Plastic	No	No	5000

Product Codes - Special Application

Code	Description	Bud type	Shaft type	Flexibility	Breakpoint	Pack size
MW146	CYTOTAK™ Sampling Brush Bulk Non-sterile	Brush	Plastic	No	No	100
MW147	CYTOTAK™ Sampling Brush Peel Pouch	Brush	Plastic	No	No	125
MW148	CYTOTAK™ Sampling Brush Labelled Tube This product is: Build to Order with a 6–8 week lead time and minimum order value.	Brush	Plastic	No	No	100
MW123	Equine Flu Swab 40cm Pouch This product is: Build to Order with a 6-8 week lead time and minimum order value.	Rayon	Plastic	Yes	No	100
MW123/32	Equine Flu Swab 32cm Pouch	Rayon	Plastic	Yes	No	100
MW124	Nasopharyngeal Swab with Bud 27cm	Rayon	Plastic	Yes	No	100
MW126	Nasopharyngeal Swab with Bud 27cm	Brush	Twisted Wire	Yes	No	100
MW128	Laryngeal Swab	Rayon	Straight Wire	Yes	No	100
MW100	DRYSWAB™ Fine Tip	Rayon	Plastic	Yes	No	400
MW113	DRYSWAB™ Fine Tip	Rayon	Plastic	Yes	No	1250
MW142	DRYSWAB™ ENT	Rayon	Straight Wire	No	No	400

Product Codes - Bulk Packed

Code	Description	Bud type	Shaft type	Flexibility	Breakpoint	Pack size
MW128	Laryngeal Swab	Rayon	Straight Wire	Yes	No	100
MW100	DRYSWAB™ Fine Tip	Rayon	Plastic	Yes	No	400
MW121	DRYSWAB™ Fine Plastic Shaft This product is Build To Order with a 6-8 week lead time and minimum order value.	Rayon	Plastic	No	No	1000
MW131	DRYSWAB™ ENT	Rayon	Straight Wire	No	No	1000
MWSTICKS	Wooden Applicator Sticks Non-sterile This product is: Build to Order with a 6-8 week lead time and minimum order value.	No bud	Wood	No	No	5000

MSDS

Document Name

MSDS MW108/20 (Dryswab™ Woodstick Standard Tip Cotton)

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