The cost comparison between synthetic fiber swabs and traditional swabs in medical testing is as follows:

Synthetic Fiber Swabs: They are usually made of synthetic fiber materials such as polyester and nylon. The production costs of these materials are relatively stable and can be produced on a large scale. With the continuous maturity of production technology and the intensification of market competition, the material cost of synthetic fiber swabs is gradually decreasing. For example, the material cost of some ordinary synthetic fiber swabs may range from a few cents to several dimes.
Traditional Swabs: They are generally mainly made of cotton. The price of cotton is greatly affected by market supply and demand, seasons and other factors, and the price fluctuations are relatively obvious. Moreover, for some traditional swabs for special purposes, special treatments such as degreasing may be required for the cotton, which will also increase certain costs. Generally speaking, the material cost of traditional swabs also ranges from a few cents to several dimes, but relatively speaking, the price fluctuations may be greater.

Synthetic Fiber Swabs: The production process is relatively complex, involving processes such as the processing and molding of synthetic fibers. However, since its production can achieve a high degree of automation and has a relatively high production efficiency, the production and processing cost per unit product can be effectively controlled in the case of large-scale production.
Traditional Swabs: The production process is relatively simple, mainly including the collection, processing and packaging of cotton. However, since there are relatively more manual operation links in the production process, especially in some small enterprises with a relatively low degree of automation and relatively low production efficiency, the production and processing cost may be relatively higher.

Synthetic Fiber Swabs: They have good flexibility and elasticity and are not easy to break. During the sampling process, they can better adapt to the physiological structure of the human body, reducing the discomfort of sampling. Meanwhile, they also reduce the probability of sampling failure and repeated sampling caused by the breakage of swabs, thus reducing the usage cost to a certain extent. In addition, synthetic fiber swabs have good water absorption and water retention properties, can better absorb and preserve samples, improve the accuracy of testing, and reduce the situation of needing to resample due to insufficient or poor-quality samples.
Traditional Swabs: During the usage process, the situation of fiber shedding may occur, which will not only affect the quality of samples but also may cause certain damage to testing equipment, increasing the risks and costs of testing. Moreover, the water absorption and water retention properties of traditional swabs are relatively poor. It may be necessary to sample multiple times to obtain a sufficient sample volume, or additional measures such as adding special preservation liquids may be required during sample storage and transportation, which will also increase the usage cost.

Synthetic Fiber Swabs: Although their material cost and production and processing cost may be relatively high, due to their obvious advantages in the usage process, such as being able to improve testing efficiency, reduce testing risks and usage costs, their overall cost may not be higher than that of traditional swabs in large-scale medical testing, and may even be lower in some cases.
Traditional Swabs: Although their material cost is relatively low, due to factors such as low production efficiency and some problems in the usage process, their overall cost may not be lower than that of synthetic fiber swabs, especially when high requirements are placed on testing accuracy and efficiency, the overall cost of traditional swabs may be even higher.