An inert gel separates the serum and the blood clot during the centrifugation of the YAVAC® & YALAB® GEL-SST tubes, avoiding contamination of the serum from the separated cellular components.
Silica particles are present in YAVAC® & YALAB® GEL-SST tubes.
For instance, the serum for some analytes, such glucose, phosphorus, and potassium, needs to be extracted from the cells in a matter of hours; otherwise, the results will be greatly skewed.
After a week of storage at 2–8 degrees Celsius, standard clinical chemistry analyses, like potassium and glucose, are still stable when using YAMED GEL-SST tubes. Clinical analyses of special chemistry show that the acrylic gel in the GEL-SST tube has a high degree of analytical stability, detecting over 90% of the therapeutic pharmaceuticals and other special analytes (proteins/peptides, steroids, and vitamins) that were examined.
Low centrifugation periods of 5 minutes at 3000g are possible due to the type of gel employed in the GEL-SST tubes. During storage and transportation, the gel barrier's stability is a clear benefit.
When compared to non-gel tubes, the primary benefits of gel tubes are:
For patients who have not undergone anticoagulant treatment, a minimum coagulation time of 30 minutes is advised for GEL-SST Advance tubes.
For ten minutes, centrifuging conditions were 16000-2000g.
Serum Distillation Gently invert the tubes 180 degrees and then back again 6–8 times.
During storage, GEL-SST should be kept between 4 and 25°C and shielded from direct sunlight. The gel's mobility may be impacted if the tube is cooled by centrifugation. A temperature of 20–25°C is ideal for the separation of serum and coagulated blood.
Silica particles are present in YAVAC® & YALAB® GEL-SST tubes.
