Figure 2
From: Closed-type pre-treatment device for point-of-care testing of sputum

Sputum liquefaction. (a) Photograph comparing sputum samples treated as follows: R, unliquefied raw sample; S, liquefied using the standard lysis method; C, liquefied using the closed type pre-treatment device. (b) Sample viscosities. (c) Sample absorbance at 600 nm. (d) Microscopic images of samples.