Blood Collection Tube SST BD Vacutainer Silica 16mm x 100mm 8.5mL

BD Vacutainer SST II Advance Tubes

During the centrifugation of the BD Vacutainer SST II Advance Tubes, an inert gel separates the serum and the blood clot preventing the contamination of the serum from the separated cellular components. For example, the serum for certain analytes such as potassium, phosphorus and glucose must be separated from the cells within a few hours - otherwise the results will be significantly distorted. Using BD SST II Advance Tubes routine analytes in clinical chemistry such as potassium and glucose are still stable after a week of storage at 2-8ºC. Clinical evaluation of special chemistries such as therapeutic drugs, proteins, peptides, steroids and vitamins demonstrates a high degree of stability with the acrylic gel in the BD SST TM II Advance Tubes 1,2,3 . As a result of the type of gel used in the BD Vacutainer SST II Advance Tubes, short centrifugation times of 5 minutes at 3000 g can be achieved. The stability of the gel barrier is a distinct advantage during transport and storage.