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PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT – RF Interferents
Sun Diagnostics simplifies interference testing with the ASSURANCE™ product line. We are pleased to announce a change to the fill volume for the INT-03RF Rheumatoid Factor Interferent: This interferent will now be filled to 1.0 mL per vial, making it consistent...
Effect of Hemolysis on Laboratory Tests
Effect of Hemolysis on Laboratory Tests Hemolysis is the breakdown of red blood cells and the resulting release of hemoglobin, potassium, and other intracellular components into serum or other fluids. Visually, hemolysis is detected by a characteristic red color in...
Assay Interference: A Brief Review and Helpful Hints
Assay Interference: A Brief Review and Helpful Hints (download here) Sun Diagnostics, LLC New Gloucester, Maine Laboratory Directors and laboratorians are responsible for the quality of data reported from their laboratories, but they rely on the assay manufacturer...
Intralipid® Is Not Adequate for Interference Testing
Intralipid® Is Not Adequate for Interference Testing Lipemia is best defined as turbidity in a sample caused by elevated triglycerides, mostly as chylomicrons, because they are large and more triglyceride-rich. Interference is due to a decrease in absorbance due to...
SunDx Lp(a) Particle Number ELISA overcomes isoform size bias
Check out this white paper from Sun Diagnostics to learn why most lipoprotein(a) assays [Lp(a)] cannot accurately measure Lp(a) particle number without bias from apo(a) size isoforms, and how the Sun Diagnostics Lp(a) Particle Number ELISA overcomes this bias....
Poster presented at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC): Insulated Insert for Specimen Lockboxes Offers Better Protection from Temperature Extremes
Traditional specimen lockboxes are metal with little or no insulation. Often these lockboxes sit outside the doctor's offices exposed to extreme hot and cold temperatures. Ambient seasonal temperatures are overlooked as a contributor to preanalytical variation and...
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