Influence of drone carriage material on maintenance of storage temperature and quality of blood samples during transportation in an equatorial climate.

ABSTRACT: The disruptive potentials of drones are rapidly growing including for the delivery of blood samples in healthcare. Maintenance of the quality of blood samples is important to ascertain that the drone is a safe mode of transportation, particularly during emergencies and in critical cases. The influence of the drone carriage material on blood samples transportation was investigated in this study. Two phases of drone simulation flights were conducted in Cyberjaya, Malaysia. In Phase 1, the effect of drone carriage material on the internal storage temperature during blood samples transportation was determined. Three types of carriage materials were compared: aluminium, expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam, and polypropylene (PP) plastic. In Phase 2, the quality of drone-transported blood samples wa

SUBMITTER: Zailani MAH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9451063 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature