Patent AT-E401562-T1: [Translated] DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SAMPLING FOR SURFACE ANALYSIS

A sampling device comprising an extraction body (3) with a surface (31), which is partially designed as an abrasion area (1), where the abrasion area consists of microcavities (11) that are regularly or randomly arranged and designed as recesses, where the micro cavities have a smaller depth in a micrometer range and the abrasion area is coated or uncoated depending on application, and the micro cavities are formed by charging, is new. An independent claim is also included for abrasion of a microsample on a surface.