Blood BankingYellow cap
ACD Solution
Meditubex® · Vacuum only
ACD anticoagulant preservative for blood banking and HLA typing.
Clinical principle
Acid Citrate Dextrose anticoagulates and preserves blood cells for immunohematology, keeping cells viable for blood-bank and HLA studies.
Applications
- Blood banking
- HLA typing
- DNA / paternity testing
- Cell studies
Frequently asked
Specifications
- Cap colour
- Yellow cap
- Additive
- Acid Citrate Dextrose (trisodium citrate + citric acid + dextrose)
- Specimen
- Plasma / Whole Blood
- Tube type
- Vacuum only
- Tube sizes
- 16 × 100 mm · 8.5 ml
- Inversions
- 8–10 times, gently
- Applications
- Blood bankingHLA typingDNA / paternity testingCell studies
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