Plasma Biological Services
Solomon Park Research Laboratories, Inc., supplies the biomedical scientific research sector with the highest quality of human blood plasma products.
While serum and plasma are both from the liquid part of the blood once the blood cells, red, PBMCs, and platelets, have been removed. The fundamental difference between these two products is whether the blood has clotted or not. The serum is what remains after the blood has clotted, while plasma is the remaining liquid with an added anticoagulant to prevent the blood from clotting.
The reason it is crucial to differentiate between plasma and serum is that the blood clotting process naturally alters the proteins in serum by activating the platelets and releasing serum albumin. Different studies will require the unchanged proteins as found in the plasma rather than the naturally changed proteins, as seen in the serum.
Succinctly stated, blood clotting is an essential function in that it initiates a cascade of proteases, resulting in the conversion of prothrombin to thrombin. Thrombin is an enzyme that converts fibrinogen into fibrin which clots the blood.
Should you require human plasma, schedule a consultation with our Solomon Park experts to discuss your research study’s requirements.
Solomon Park’s Plasma Biological Services: How they work
Solomon Park Research Laboratories supplies the research industry with the highest-quality in vitro human plasma. Our regulatory-compliant and privacy-protected biorepository includes human plasma samples collected and processed from whole blood samples. They are either supplied fresh or frozen via our trademarked SPRL-StoTrac™ source to destination logistics service.
As with all other Solomon Park Research Lab’s biological services, the process to supply human plasma begins at our donor center. We source the right donor to meet your study’s requirements and extract the plasma from the drawn whole blood sample.
To create plasma, we add an anticoagulant (normally EDTA, but can also be sodium citrate, heparin, etc.). This prevents the blood from clotting and changing the plasma proteins, which will alter the possible outcomes of a scientific study. Then we spin and separate out the red blood cells and platelets.
Solomon Park’s human plasma products are available in different vial sizes, including pooled to individual donor draws carefully selected according to specific research study requirements.
At Solomon Park, our biorepository includes different plasma materials from healthy human plasma to diseased plasma, sourced explicitly from individual donors as per the unique scientific research study requirements.
Our plasma products can be collected fresh and shipped on gel packs or frozen to be shipped on dry ice.
We prioritize consistency across all of our human blood and urine products, including Solomon Park’s plasma products. This allows you, the research scientist, or program director peace of mind, knowing that your test samples are consistent across the total number of samples you request.
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