Given the increasing demand for whole blood assays, Whatman offers a family of blood separators specifically designed to meet the strict requirements of the rapid diagnostics market.  A full range of separator grades allows for faster and easier product development.

Features and Benefits

• Faster development.
  The five distinct separator grades facilitate faster and simpler development of any whole blood assay.
• Optimal performance.
  All separators are optimized to consistently provide required separation rates with high serum yields and no red cell haemolysis.
• Separation in 30-120 seconds.
  Rapid assays save time.

Product Range and Properties

Since product selection for specific blood separation applications can be complex, please consult the "Where to Start" chart for typical applications.

LF1
Designed for use in lateral flow assays. Performs well with one or two drops of whole blood.

MF1
Appropriate for lateral or vertical flow assays. Typically used for whole blood volumes between 30µL and 100µL.

VF1
Suitable for vertical flow assays. Typically used in a multi-layer format for separating larger volumes of blood.

VF2
Primarily a vertical separator that can be used in a single- or multi- layer format to separate a wide range of blood volumes.

Fusion 5Can be used as a lateral flow blood separator with two drops of whole blood

Standard Sizes
Reels are available in the following standard sizes:

12mm x 50m 17mm x 50m 

Blood Separation
Lateral Flow	NEED NEW CHART		Vertical Flow
			Single Layer		Multiple Layer
<30µL	>30µL	<100µL	>100µL
LF1	MF1			VF2	VF1
20	20	Minimum volume of whole blood that can be used (µL)		40	40
0.59	0.77	Minimum area of separator to separate the minimum volume (cm2)		0.47	0.52
21.2	17.6	Typical volume of serum recovered from 40µL of whole blood		14.4	16.1
86	73	Percentage of available serum obtained (%)		60	67
46	57	Basis weight (g/m2)		125	121
247	367	Thickness (µm@53kPa)		785	632