Serum preparation
AssigneeThe University of Queensland
InventorsPaul Masci, John De Jersey, Martin Lavin, Julie Phillips
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Abstract
This invention relates to the use of clotting compositions containing prothrombin activators to produce high quality blood serum samples for pathology and other biological assays, and to containers containing such clotting compositions, and related methods of use.
Claims9
Use of a clotting composition comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of a prothrombin activator in the preparation of a serum sample that is suitable for detecting an analyte.
A container for preparing a serum sample that is suitable for detecting an analyte of interest that is present in the serum sample, wherein the container contains a clotting composition comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of a prothrombin activator.
A container for preparing a serum sample that is suitable for detecting an analyte of interest that is present in the serum sample, wherein the container contains a blood sample and a clotting composition comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of a prothrombin activator.
Use of a clotting composition comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of a prothrombin activator in the preparation or manufacture of a container for preparing a serum sample suitable for detecting an analyte.
A method of preparing a serum sample for detecting an analyte of interest, the method comprising contacting a blood sample with a clotting composition comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of a prothrombin activator, for a time and under conditions sufficient to prepare the serum sample.
A serum sample produced by contacting a blood sample with a clotting composition comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of a prothrombin activator, for a time and under conditions sufficient to prepare the serum sample.
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