Asanté ® DRIED BLOOD COLLECTION STRIPS
FOR THE COLLECTION, PRESERVATION, AND TRANSPORT OF DRIED BLOOD SPECIMENS
Asanté ® Dried Blood Specimen Collection Strips
Designed to collect and release a defined volume of blood specimen intended as an alternative to the traditional dried blood spot cards.
For Research Use Only: Not for use in diagnostic procedures.
Easy to Use
No puncher or forceps necessary.
Dried specimens in as soon as 20 minutes.
Convenient
Available in 3 sizes to suit different needs.
Can be used with finger stick or previously collected venous blood.
Ideal for high-throughput laboratory processes.
Multi-Use
Use for antibody, enzyme, or protein assays.
Genetic marker screening and long-term biobanking analysis.
Vitamin, hormone, and other biomarkers of research interest.
| Catalog Number | Description |
|---|---|
| 1819-100 | Asanté ® Dried Blood Specimen Collection Strips, 60 mm2 |
| 1820-100 | Asanté ® Dried Blood Specimen Collection Strips, 100 mm2 |
| 1821-100 | Asanté ® Dried Blood Specimen Collection Strips, 200 mm2 |
MORE PRODUCT FEATURES AND DATA
Ideal Alternative to Classical Dried Blood Spot Cards for High Throughput Sampling and Testing
Asanté ® Dried Blood Specimen Collection Strips facilitate high throughput sampling and testing, overcoming many of the shortcomings of classical dried blood spot cards. The diagram below shows how the Asanté ® Strips can be used when collecting specimens that must later be tested in a microtiter plate (such as the 8 x 12 or 96-well array typically used for ELISA’s).
| Catalog Number | Dimensions | Specimen Absorbed |
|---|---|---|
| 1819-100 | 5 x 12 mm | ~16 μL |
| 1820-100 | 5 x 20 mm | ~27 μL |
| 1821-100 | 10 x 20 mm | ~54 μL |
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
All three sizes of strips should fully dry within 20 minutes to 1 hour.
This depends on what is being analyzed, how the strips have been transported and stored, and should be validated for your particular study.
The Dried Blood Specimen collection strips should recover all the blood that was collected. The typical yield of antibodies, protein, DNA or biomarkers will vary dependent on how the specimen is diluted and what is being looked for.
The Dried Blood Specimen collection strips are offered in 3 different sizes based off the size of the sample pad. The table in the section above summarizes dimensions and amount of specimen absorbed for each size.
This will depend on the elution buffer. For many analytes, 500 μL of either deionized water or a mild buffer may be adequate. For the complete process, please follow our product insert which can be found in the section above.
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