Blood Sample Tube SST II Gold Cap 3.5ml - Box of 100
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BD Vacutainer® SSTTM II Advance tubes
These tubes contain an inert gel barrier that separates the serum from the blood clot during centrifugation, preventing contamination of the serum. For example, in serum certain analytes such as potassium, phosphorus and glucose should be separated from the cells within a few hours - otherwise the results will be significantly impacted. Using BD SSTTM II Advance tubes, routine analytes in clinical chemistry such as potassium are still stable after a week of storage at 2-8ºC.
- Stable barrier between serum and clotted blood during transportation and storage, leading to better analyte stability.
- Better sample quality.
- Optimisation of the work flow: short centrifugation time, sample processing and archiving in the primary tube.
- No requirement for secondary tubes, reducing the possibility of mis-identification