Tube Polypropylene: A Neglected Critical Parameter for Protein Adsorption during Biospecimen Storage

Olga A. Kofanova; Kathleen Mommaerts; Fay Betsou

doi:10.1089/bio.2014.0082

Tube Polypropylene: A Neglected Critical Parameter for Protein Adsorption during Biospecimen Storage

Olga A. Kofanova, Kathleen Mommaerts, Fay Betsou^*

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Abstract

This biospecimen research case study illustrates the importance of a neglected pre-analytical factor, the polypropylene type of storage tubes. We measured amyloid β_1-42 peptide and showed that a non-irradiated, homopolymer type of polypropylene has the lowest adsorption properties.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	296-298
Number of pages	3
Journal	Biopreservation and Biobanking
Volume	13
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1089/bio.2014.0082
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2015

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