Originally Published IVD Technology January 2006
SPOTLIGHT
Assay Kit Components
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Tapes and Adhesives
GL-166 cover tapes from G&L Precision Die Cutting Inc. eliminate the challenges of bonding to fiberglass pads in diagnostic applications. Cover tapes are often used for test identification, branding, and sample lines. These cover tapes for difficult-to-bond surfaces are available printed or unprinted, clear or white, and do not impede sample flow in most applications.
G&L Precision Die Cutting Inc.
www.glprecision.com
Diagnostic Membranes
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Millipore’s Membrane Selection Guide, an easy-to-use chart for microporous filter materials, is now available. The company’s featured prefilters and naturally hydrophobic and hydrophilized membranes are used in a variety of applications, including gas venting and liquid filtration. To order your copy of the guide, visit www.millipore.com/oemmembrane.
Millipore Corp.
www.millipore.com
Custom Pipettes
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Samco Scientific has been working closely with customers for years to design and produce high-quality, task-specific transfer pipettes to meet their unique specifications and required delivery schedules. The company’s experience translates into responsive service and innovative solutions for a range of applications.
Samco Scientific
www.samcosci.com
Reagents and Equipment
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Kem-En-Tec Diagnostics A/S provides immunoassay components such as colorimetric substrates, purified enzymes, avidin, and streptavidin. New synthetic buffers offer excellent performance with reduced background and no interference from biological components. These buffers embrace blocking buffers, sample buffers, and stabilizers. Free samples are available.
Kem-En-Tec Diagnostics A/S
www.kem-en-tec.com
Infectious-Disease Antigens
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ABI infectious-disease antigens have been optimized and characterized to assure high sensitivity and specificity in various antibody detection assays. Purification strategies include immunoaffinity purification of individual proteins, conventional chromatographic separations, ultracentrifugation, and proprietary extraction methodologies. Each antigen batch is aliquotted to 1.0 and 25 ml before freezing and final quality control testing.
Advanced Biotechnologies Inc.
www.abionline.com
Contract Packaging
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Sonic Packaging is a leading contract packager supplying unique unit-of-use dispensing vehicles to the pharmaceutical, medical, and diagnostics industries. The company is focused on expanding its package offerings to include both presaturated and saturate-at-point-of-use systems. With the installation of two additional liquid blister machines, Sonic has added capacity to its current standard format, as well as the ability to insert both applicators and product up to 10 ml. These packages are designed to be used for dispensing a variety of liquids, and, with the applicator option, offer an easy-to-use collection device.
Sonic Packaging Inc.
www.sonicpackaging.com
Blood Collection and Dispensing
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Safe-Tec Clinical Products Inc. provides safe and effective solutions for collecting and dispensing blood samples for stat testing. Safe-Tec’s exclusive line of products include the Microsafe one-piece plastic collection and dispensing tube, the Safe-Cap self-sealing, Mylar-wrapped capillary tube, the Safepette harvesting dispenser, and the Unistik 3 preset, single-use safety lancet.
Safe-Tec Clinical Products Inc.
www.safe-tecinc.com
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Disposable Pipettes
Poly-Pipets Inc. specializes in single-use disposable plastic pipettes that deliver the required volume of liquid sample or reagent for diagnostic test kits or point-of-care testing. The company’s pipettes are available in drop sizes ranging from 20 to 250 µl, including new 50- and 200-µl sizes. The pipettes can also be custom designed to meet user specifications.
Poly-Pipets Inc.
www.polypipets.com
Wicking Media
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For over 50 years, Pall Corp. has manufactured a wide selection of customized membranes and media for the IVD industry. Its Accuwik Ultra media is a fibrous hydroxylated polyester media allowing permanent water wettability. The media is low protein binding for increased sensitivity and exhibits fast, uniform wicking. Binder-free Accuwik Ultra media has a high conjugate capacity with rapid-release characteristics. It is available in rolls and sheets, as well as in custom configurations.
Pall Corp.
www.pall.com
Functionalized Microparticles
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Spherotech offers latex, fluorescent, paramagnetic, ferromagnetic, and colored microparticles. The microparticles range in size from 0.05 to 200 µm. The company provides particles with modified and functionalized (with carboxyl- or amino-groups, proteins, antibodies, and antigens) surfaces for various applications. Particles designed for use with flow cytometers are also supplied.
Spherotech
www.spherotech.com
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Diagnostic Microparticles
Seradyn’s particle technology business unit manufactures magnetic, polystyrene, carboxylate-modified, and dyed microparticles. The microparticles are used as a solid phase in a variety of diagnostic assays, research reagents, and molecular biology applications. The antibody group manufactures a variety of monoclonal antibodies to therapeutic drugs, drugs of abuse, cardiac markers, serum proteins, and infectious diseases. Recombinant antigens are also available.
Seradyn
www.seradyn.com
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