serum separator tube

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Any of a number of blood collection tubes which contain a special gel that separates cells from serum and material that causes clotting. The blood is then centrifuged, allowing easy removal of serum for testing.

ser·um sep·a·ra·tor tube

(SST) (sēr'ŭm sep'ăr-ā'tŏr tūb)

A blood collection tube containing a clot activator and a mass of gel with a density between those of serum and cells. During centrifugation, the gel comes to lie between serum and cells. Prevents contact between serum and cells.

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Samples were collected in BD Serum Separator tubes, allowed to clot for 30 min, and then centrifuged for 10 min at approximately 1200g.

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According to BD data on file, clinical testing on its Vacutainer RST tubes has demonstrated a 59% relative reduction in hemolysis and a 59% relative decrease in fibrin strands compared to standard serum separator tubes.

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