WHATMAN FTA Mini Card WB120355 25 Each - MDL-GEHWB120355

FTA Minicard

• GE Healthcare's Whatman Non-Indicating FTA Mini Cards collect, stabilize, process, transport, and archive blood samples
• Improves process efficiency by enabling direct amplification for STR analysis
• Ideal for colored samples, like blood
• Immediate stabilization and protection of nucleic acids due to FTA technology
• Different card options to support manual or automated processing for fast and efficient sampling
• Long term archiving of samples at room temperature due to FTA card technology
• FTA Cards
• Whatman FTA technology consists of two distinct chemistries, both of which have the ability to lyse cells on contact, denature proteins, and protect DNA from degradation
• FTA chemistry contains chemical denaturants and a free radical scavenger
• With FTA, the DNA remains tightly bound while proteins and inhibitors are washed from the matrix
• There are three options for DNA analysis with FTA cards: direct amplification, standard amplification with rinsing ("punch-in" method), and extraction of DNA from the card
• FTA Mini Card
• FTA cards are available as non-indicating cards for use with colored samples, such as blood