Medical Disposable Centrifuge Tube / Blood Collection Tube CE ISO Approved

A blood collection tube is a special container for collecting and storing blood samples. The following is a detailed introduction to the relevant information of blood sample tubes:

Basic structure: Blood sample tubes are usually made of glass or plastic, and may be coated with agents to prevent blood from sticking to the wall. Its color coding system helps to distinguish different types of additives, such as red caps for ordinary serum tubes and purple caps for EDTA anticoagulant tubes.

Main function: The main function of blood sample tubes varies depending on the added substances. For example, serum tubes without anticoagulants are used for routine serum biochemistry, blood banks and serology-related tests; rapid serum tubes with procoagulants are suitable for emergency serum series tests; and anticoagulant tubes containing heparin are suitable for red blood cell fragility tests, blood gas analysis, etc.

Precautions for use: When using blood collection tubes, you need to pay attention to the type of additives and test purposes of the blood collection tube to ensure that the correct blood collection tube is selected. At the same time, after collecting blood samples, they need to be processed and stored as soon as possible to avoid changes in the metabolic profile within the sample.

In general, blood specimen tubes are one of the commonly used tools in laboratories and are of great significance for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases.