Copan FLOQSwabs® Specimen Collection Swabs

FLOQSwabs® from Copan Diagnostics use patented flocked technology — thousands of nylon fibers sprayed perpendicular onto the swab tip — to collect and release more of a patient sample than traditional wound-fiber swabs. For laboratories and clinicians, that difference matters: the open fiber structure captures cells and organisms near the surface rather than trapping them deep in a fiber core, so more of the specimen is actually delivered to the transport medium or assay.

The swabs in this collection are sterile, individually packaged, and built on plastic shafts with defined breakpoints for clean, consistent transfer into collection tubes. The FLOQSwabs Specimen Collection Swabstick (502CS01) features a white nylon flocked tip on an 80 mm breakpoint shaft — a standard-format swab suited to routine specimen collection. For narrow or hard-to-reach anatomical sites, the Flexible Mini-Tip Swabstick (23600961) offers a smaller flocked head on a 100 mm breakpoint shaft, easing patient comfort during nasopharyngeal and pediatric sampling.

Buyers commonly ask what distinguishes flocked swabs from spun or foam-tipped alternatives: the answer is elution efficiency. Because sample stays on the surface, release into liquid media is rapid and near-complete, which supports higher sensitivity in molecular diagnostics, culture, and rapid testing workflows. Choosing the right tip size and breakpoint length depends on the collection site and the transport tube you're pairing it with — mini-tip formats for confined sites, standard tips for general use.

Browse the full range in the FLOQSwabs® collection to match swab tip, shaft length, and breakpoint to your specimen collection protocol.