BD Vacutainer® glass whole blood 'ACD-A' tube, 1.5ml draw, 16x100mm, Yellow, Box 100

These specialty Vacutainer® Glass Blood Collection Tubes for are designed for Blood Group Typing, HLA Phenotyping and Paternity Testing. 
Samples collected in these tubes are used to obtain whole blood or plasma sample.

Specifications:

Tube Volume: 8.5 mL
Tube Size: 16x100 mm
Tube Material: Glass
Draw Volume: 1.5 mL
Label: Paper
Cap Closure: Conventional/Yellow
Shelfpack: 100
Additive: ACD Solution A (Sodium citrate: 22.0g/L, Dextrose: 24.5g/L, Citric acid: 8.0g/L)

Background

Blood Grouping Tubes are available with ACD (Acid Citrate Dextrose) solutions in two formulations (VACUETTE® ACD-A or VACUETTE® ACD-B) or with CPDA solution (Citrate Phosphate Dextrose Adenine). Blood Grouping Tubes are used for blood grouping tests or cell preservation. The VACUETTE® ACD-A evacuated blood collection tube is used to preserve red blood cells. VACUETTE® ACD-A tubes are made of PET (polyethylene terephthalate). The yellow caps are produced from PE (polyethylene). The rubber component is composed of Bromine Butyl Caoutchouc. The sterile tube is available with a liquid additive of Citric acid, Trisodium Citrate and Dextrose. The citrate prevents the clotting of the blood specimen and Dextrose maintains the cell metabolism for test analyses. In the ACD-A formulation there is less dilution than in the ACD-B formulation, thus making relatively greater amounts of dextrose available for metabolizing red blood cells and thus preserving them better. Blood collected in VACUETTE® ACD-A preserves red blood cells for approx. 21 days at 1-6°C